corrugate
/ˈkɔɹ.əˌɡeɪt/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English
12
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "The latter we have given, extend their Influences to the Head and whole nervous System, at the same time that they warm, comfort, and strengthen the Fibres of the Stomach, and dissipate Flatulencies, corrugate the Membranes, and promote Digestion: […]"
- "Galvanised rust-resistant weatherproof corrugated sheet roof"
Etymology
The verb is first attested in 1620, the adjective in 1745; borrowed from Latin corrūgātus, perfect passive participle of Latin corrūgō (“to wrinkle, corrugate”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix) and -ate (adjective-forming suffix)), from con- + rūga (“wrinkle, crease”) + -ō (verb-forming suffix). Cognate with Spanish acurrucar (“to snuggle; to curl up due to cold; to huddle”).
Origin
- Source language: Latin
Word Breakdown
- Root: corrūgō
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˈkɔɹ.əˌɡeɪt/
- British English: /ˈkɒɹ.ʊˌɡeɪt/
Usage
Inflected Forms
corrugates (present, singular)
corrugating (participle, present)
corrugated (participle, past)
corrugated (past)
more corrugate (comparative)
most corrugate (superlative)