corrugate

verb

cor·​ru·​gate ˈkȯr-ə-ˌgāt 

ˈkär-

corrugated; corrugating

transitive verb

: to form or shape into wrinkles or folds or into alternating ridges and grooves : furrow

intransitive verb

: to become corrugated

Examples of corrugate in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The wall panels are then welded together, the sheets are corrugated for strength and square tubing is welded to the top of the walls. —Cmg Containers, Sun Sentinel, 1 May 2024

The underside was corrugated with a series of trenches that ran perpendicular to the direction of ice flow, like waves offshore from a beach. —Douglas Fox, Scientific American, 1 Nov. 2022

Completed in October 2022, the board-and-batten and corrugated copper-roof structure is nestled amid a double corner lot, just steps from world-class surf breaks, beaches, hiking trails, and the shops and restaurants of Hanalei Town. —Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 29 Nov. 2023

City Hall had corrugated metal sheets outside the windows. —WSJ, 30 Aug. 2023

Word History

Etymology

Latin corrugatus, past participle of corrugare, from com- + ruga wrinkle; probably akin to Lithuanian raukas wrinkle — more at rough

First Known Use

1620, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

Kids Definition

corrugate

verb

cor·​ru·​gate ˈkȯr-ə-ˌgāt 

ˈkär-

corrugated; corrugating

: to form or shape into wrinkles or folds : furrow

corrugated paper