v.
Pronunciation: ' r ə s-ti- ˌ k ā t
Function: verb
Inflected Form: -cat · ed ; -cat · ing
Date: 1660
intransitive verb : to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
transitive verb
1 chiefly British : to suspend from school or college
2 : to build or face with usually rough-surfaced masonry blocks having beveled or rebated edges producing pronounced joints <a rusticated facade>
3 a : to compel to reside in the country b : to cause to become rustic : implant rustic mannerisms in
– rus · ti · ca · tion \ ˌ r ə s-ti- ' k ā -sh ə n \ noun
– rus · ti · ca · tor \ ' r ə s-ti- ˌ k ā -t ə r \ noun