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irrugate

irrugate verb: to wrinkle.

Verb

irrugate (third-person singular simple present irrugates, present participle irrugating, simple past and past participle irrugated)

  1. (obsolete, rare) To wrinkle.

Forms of irrugate

third-person singular presentirrugates
present participleirrugating
past participleirrugated
pastirrugated

Origin of irrugate

First attested in 1566; borrowed from Latin irrūgātus, perfect passive participle of irrūgō (“to wrinkle”), from rūga (“a wrinkle”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix).

Questions about irrugate

What does irrugate mean?
Irrugate means to wrinkle.
What part of speech is irrugate?
Irrugate is a verb.
What is the past tense of irrugate?
The past tense of irrugate is irrugated.

Words near irrugate in the dictionary

  1. irrotationality
  2. irrotationally
  3. IRRs
  4. irrubrical
  5. irruent
  6. irrugate
  7. irrugated
  8. irrugates
  9. irrugating
  10. irrumate
  11. irrumated

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