English → Latin
“corrugate” in Latin
The English word corrugate itself goes back to Latin rūga, through corrūgātus.
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
corrugate
rugare: corrugare (e.g., nares, Hor.). [☞ Never corrugare frontem, but contrahere; rugare frontem, Hieron.] Vid: WRINKLE.
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for corrugate?
- The usual Latin words for “corrugate” are corrūgō, nāris. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.