RUSTICATE


Meaning of RUSTICATE in English

ˈrəstəˌkāt, usu -ād.+V verb

( -ed/-ing/-s )

Etymology: Latin rusticatus, past participle of rusticari to live in the country, from rusticus rustic

intransitive verb

: to go into or reside in the country : pursue a rustic life

rusticating in … villages off the beaten track — T.H.Fielding

transitive verb

1. : to punish by requiring temporary absence : suspend from school or college

did not stand high in the esteem of the faculty and was once rusticated — G.H.Genzmer

2. : to bevel or rebate (as the edges of stone blocks) to make the joints conspicuous

a rusticated stone pavilion — H.S.Morrison

3. : to compel to reside in the country

rusticated himself so long that he is become an absolute wild Irishman — Henry Fielding

4. : to cause to become rustic : implant rustic mannerisms in

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