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irrugate

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ir-ru-gate
IPA
9
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To wrinkle.

Obsolete

Etymology

First attested in 1566; borrowed from Latin irrūgātus, perfect passive participle of irrūgō (“to wrinkle”), from rūga (“a wrinkle”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Origin

Usage

Inflected Forms

irrugates (present, singular) irrugating (participle, present) irrugated (participle, past) irrugated (past)

Questions

What does irrugate mean?
To wrinkle.
Where does irrugate come from?
First known use: First attested in 1566.

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