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to corrugate

to corrugate

1 7.6
To shape something by making regular folds that form raised lines
  • verb
  • /ˈkɔrəˌɡeɪt/
: corrugar
  • They decided to corrugate the cardboard to make it sturdier for shipping fragile items.

Wade did, He worked for International Paper Company at a corrugating plant where they made cardboard and there was a paper mill there.

Examples

  • Wade did, He worked for International Paper Company at a corrugating plant where they made cardboard and there was a paper mill there.

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  • I'll throw him a deal and corrugate it for his next shipment.

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  • Corrugated three-inch stock.

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  • The architect plans to corrugate the roof panels to improve their strength and durability.

  • Using special machinery, the factory can corrugate sheets of metal into various shapes for packaging.

Antonyms

to flatten
86 2.6

Make something flat and smooth by pressing it

How Ridged

to corrugate
1 7.6
to pleat
1 4.4
to crease
18 2.3
to flatten
86 2.6

Surface Forms

corrugate infinitive
corrugated past
corrugated past participle
corrugating present participle
corrugates third person singular

Morphology

corrugate = corrug + ate

The verb is built with the verb-forming suffix '-ate' on the combining form 'corrug-' which is not a standalone or familiar English base, so learners cannot reliably infer the meaning from the components.

Etymology

The word corrugate comes from the Latin corrugare, made from com- 'together' and ruga 'wrinkle'. So to corrugate something is to make 'wrinkles' or folds in rows, like the ridges on corrugated cardboard that make it stronger.