cor·ru·gate (kôr′ə-gāt′, kŏr′-) v. cor·ru·gat·ed , cor·ru·gat·ing , cor·ru·gates
v. tr. To shape into folds or parallel and alternating ridges and grooves.
v. intr. To become shaped into such folds or ridges and grooves: "Now the immense ocean ... sensed the change. Its surface rippled and corrugated where sweeping cloud shadows touched it" (John Updike).
[Latin corrūgāre , corrūgāt- , to wrinkle up : com- , com- + rūgāre , to wrinkle (from rūga , wrinkle ).]
cor′ru·gate′ , cor′ru·gat′ed (-gā′tĭd) adj.
corrugate vb (usually tr ) to fold or be folded into alternate furrows and ridges
adj folded into furrows and ridges; wrinkled
[C18: from Latin corrūgāre, from rūga a wrinkle]
ˌcorruˈgation n
cor•ru•gate (v. ˈkɔr əˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr-; adj. -gɪt, -ˌgeɪt) v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing, adj. v.t. 1. to draw or bend into folds or alternate furrows and ridges; wrinkle.
v.i. 2. to become corrugated; undergo corrugation.
adj. 3. corrugated; wrinkled; furrowed.
[1375–1425; late Middle English < Latin
corrūgātus, past participle of
corrūgāre =
cor- cor - +
rūgāre to wrinkle, derivative of rūga crease, wrinkle]
cor′ru•ga`tor, n.
corrugate Past participle: corrugatedGerund: corrugatingImperative Present Preterite Present Continuous Present Perfect Past Continuous Past Perfect Future Future Perfect Future Continuous Present Perfect Continuous Future Perfect Continuous Past Perfect Continuous Conditional Past Conditional Imperative corrugate corrugate
Present I corrugate you corrugate he/she/it corrugates we corrugate you corrugate they corrugate
Preterite I corrugated you corrugated he/she/it corrugated we corrugated you corrugated they corrugated
Present Continuous I am corrugating you are corrugating he/she/it is corrugating we are corrugating you are corrugating they are corrugating
Present Perfect I have corrugated you have corrugated he/she/it has corrugated we have corrugated you have corrugated they have corrugated
Past Continuous I was corrugating you were corrugating he/she/it was corrugating we were corrugating you were corrugating they were corrugating
Past Perfect I had corrugated you had corrugated he/she/it had corrugated we had corrugated you had corrugated they had corrugated
Future I will corrugate you will corrugate he/she/it will corrugate we will corrugate you will corrugate they will corrugate
Future Perfect I will have corrugated you will have corrugated he/she/it will have corrugated we will have corrugated you will have corrugated they will have corrugated
Future Continuous I will be corrugating you will be corrugating he/she/it will be corrugating we will be corrugating you will be corrugating they will be corrugating
Present Perfect Continuous I have been corrugating you have been corrugating he/she/it has been corrugating we have been corrugating you have been corrugating they have been corrugating
Future Perfect Continuous I will have been corrugating you will have been corrugating he/she/it will have been corrugating we will have been corrugating you will have been corrugating they will have been corrugating
Past Perfect Continuous I had been corrugating you had been corrugating he/she/it had been corrugating we had been corrugating you had been corrugating they had been corrugating
Conditional I would corrugate you would corrugate he/she/it would corrugate we would corrugate you would corrugate they would corrugate
Past Conditional I would have corrugated you would have corrugated he/she/it would have corrugated we would have corrugated you would have corrugated they would have corrugated