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