corrugate
verb
- shape into ripples and ridges
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈkɒɹ.ʊˌɡeɪt/ / /ˈkɔɹ.əˌɡeɪt/
adj
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”).
- Corrugated, wrinkled, crumpled, furrowed.
verb
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”).
- To wrinkle (the skin).
“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: […]”
- To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.
“Galvanised rust-resistant weatherproof corrugated sheet roof”