RUSTICATE


Meaning of RUSTICATE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈrəs-ti-ˌkāt ]

verb

( -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 ˌrəs-ti-ˈkā-shən noun

• rus·ti·ca·tor ˈrəs-ti-ˌkā-tər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.