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Corrugate vs Irrigate - What's the difference?

corrugate | irrigate |

As verbs the difference between corrugate and irrigate

is that corrugate is (of the skin) to wrinkle while irrigate is to supply farmland with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.

As an adjective corrugate

is (obsolete) corrugated; wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed.

corrugate

English

Verb

(en-verb)
  • (of the skin) To wrinkle.
  • To fold into parallel folds, grooves or ridges.

    • Derived terms

    * corrugated

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (obsolete) corrugated; wrinkled; crumpled; furrowed
    • ----

    irrigate

    English

    Verb

  • To supply farmland with water, by building ditches, pipes, etc.
  • To clean a wound with a fluid

    • Related terms

    * irrigation * irrigator