Etymology

irrugate

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Today it means: To wrinkle. Full definition →

Latin irrūgātus
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromirrūgātus
  2. English todayirrugate

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

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