How Do You Spell CORRUGATE?

Pronunciation: [kˈɒɹəɡˌe͡ɪt] (IPA)

The word "corrugate" is spelled with two r's and two g's. The initial "cor-" is pronounced with an /k/ sound, while the "-rugate" ending is pronounced with a /ɡeɪt/ sound. The "rr" in the middle is represented by the IPA symbol for a trilled "r" /r/, and the "gg" is pronounced as a double hard "g" /ɡɡ/. The overall pronunciation is /ˈkɔːrəɡeɪt/, and it means to form or shape into a series of ridge-like folds or grooves.

CORRUGATE Meaning and Definition

  1. Corrugate is a transitive verb with multiple meanings depending on the context. The primary definition of corrugate refers to the act of forming into wrinkles, bends, or parallel folds, typically in a surface or material. It involves intentionally adding ridges or grooves to a flat surface, resulting in a wavy or zigzag appearance. Corrugating is commonly done to materials such as metal, cardboard, or plastic, increasing their strength, durability, or flexibility.

    In the realm of construction and manufacturing, corrugating is often used to create corrugated metal sheets or corrugated cardboard boxes. This process enhances their structural integrity, making them more resistant to bending or breaking under pressure. Corrugated materials find widespread application in roofing, walls, packaging, or as support structures.

    Corrugate can also have figurative or metaphorical meanings, especially in relation to emotions or facial expressions. It can describe the wrinkling or furrowing of a person's brow, indicating worry, confusion, or concentration. Additionally, corrugate can be used to describe the gathering or clustering of objects or individuals in a parallel formation, resembling the grooves or folds created through the physical act of corrugating.

    Overall, the term corrugate encompasses various connotations of intentional wrinkling, folding, or grooving of surfaces, whether it be in a literal or metaphorical sense.

  2. • Wrinkled.
    • To wrinkle or purse up; to furrow or form into ridges, as sheets of metal.
    • In bot., shaped into wrinkles or folds; wrinkled.

    Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language. By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H. Published 1874.

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Etymology of CORRUGATE

The word "corrugate" originated from the Latin word "corrugāre", which is derived from the prefix "con-" meaning "together" and "rugāre" meaning "to wrinkle" or "to fold". It was then borrowed into Middle English as "corrugaten" and eventually became the verb "corrugate" in modern English, which means "to shape or form into alternating parallel grooves or ridges".

Similar spelling words for CORRUGATE

Conjugate verb Corrugate

CONDITIONAL PERFECT

I would have corrugated
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CONDITIONAL PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

I would have been corrugating
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CONDITIONAL PRESENT

I would corrugate
you would corrugate
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CONDITIONAL PRESENT PROGRESSIVE

I would be corrugating
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FUTURE

I will corrugate
you will corrugate
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we will corrugate
they will corrugate

FUTURE CONTINUOUS

I will be corrugating
you will be corrugating
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they will be corrugating

FUTURE PERFECT

I will have corrugated
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FUTURE PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I will have been corrugating
you will have been corrugating
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they will have been corrugating

IMPERATIVE

you corrugate
we let´s corrugate

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

to corrugate

PAST CONTINUOUS

I was corrugating
you were corrugating
he/she/it was corrugating
we were corrugating
they were corrugating

PAST PARTICIPLE

corrugated

PAST PERFECT

I had corrugated
you had corrugated
he/she/it had corrugated
we had corrugated
they had corrugated

PAST PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I had been corrugating
you had been corrugating
he/she/it had been corrugating
we had been corrugating
they had been corrugating

PRESENT

I corrugate
you corrugate
he/she/it corrugates
we corrugate
they corrugate

PRESENT CONTINUOUS

I am corrugating
you are corrugating
he/she/it is corrugating
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PRESENT PARTICIPLE

corrugating

PRESENT PERFECT

I have corrugated
you have corrugated
he/she/it has corrugated
we have corrugated
they have corrugated

PRESENT PERFECT CONTINUOUS

I have been corrugating
you have been corrugating
he/she/it has been corrugating
we have been corrugating
they have been corrugating

PRESENT SUBJUNCTIVE

he/she/it corrugate

SIMPLE PAST

I corrugated
you corrugated
he/she/it corrugated
we corrugated
they corrugated

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