Antonyms for corrugate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : verb kawr-uh-geyt, kor-; adjective kawr-uh-git, -geyt, kor- |
| Phonetic Transcription : verb ˈkɔr əˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr-; adjective ˈkɔr ə gɪt, -ˌgeɪt, ˈkɒr- |
Definition of corrugate
Origin :- 1620s; implied earlier as a past participle adjective (early 15c.), from Latin corrugatus, past participle of corrugare "to wrinkle very much," from com-, intensive prefix (see com-), + rugare "to wrinkle," of unknown origin.
- As in wrinkle : verb crinkle, fold
- As in rimple : verb wrinkle
- As in crease : verb fold, rumple
- As in fold : verb lay in creases
- As in hollow : verb empty out; make concave
- Flutes, 72 four inches deep, corrugate the beast's underpart from tail to neck.
- Extract from : « Seven Legs Across the Seas » by Samuel Murray
- However, "broad-browed Verulam," let not that brow's breadth cloud or corrugate in vexation at my persiflage.
- Extract from : « Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 93, December 31, 1887 » by Various
- Yet we had watched his smooth brow furrow and corrugate as under some carking care or devouring sorrow.
- Extract from : « Moon-Face and Other Stories » by Jack London
Synonyms for corrugate
- bend
- channel
- chase
- cockle
- compress
- corrugate
- crease
- crimp
- crinkle
- crisp
- crumple
- curl
- dent
- dig
- dish
- ditch
- dog-ear
- double
- double over
- double up
- excavate
- furrow
- gather
- gorge
- groove
- hem
- indent
- intertwine
- knit
- lap
- line
- notch
- overlap
- overlay
- pit
- plait
- pleat
- plicate
- prune up
- pucker
- purse
- rabbet
- remove
- replicate
- ridge
- rimple
- ruche
- ruck
- ruck up
- ruffle
- rumple
- rut
- scoop
- screw up
- scrunch
- seam
- shovel
- shrivel
- telescope
- trench
- tuck
- turn under
- twist
- wrinkle
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