RUSTICATE


Meaning of RUSTICATE in English

[ 'rʌstɪkeɪt ]

■ verb

1》 Brit. suspend (a student) from a university as a punishment (used chiefly at Oxford and Cambridge).

2》 dated go to, live in, or spend time in the country.

3》 fashion (masonry) in large blocks with sunken joints and a roughened surface.

Derivatives

rustication noun

Origin

C15 (in the sense 'make countrified'): from L. rusticat- , rusticari 'live in the country', from rusticus (see rustic ).

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