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rusticate
[ruhs-ti-keyt]
verb (used without object)
to go to the country.
to stay or sojourn in the country.
verb (used with object)
to send to or domicile in the country.
to make rustic, as persons or manners.
to finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication.
British., to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment.
rusticate
/ ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪt /
verb
to banish or retire to the country
to make or become rustic in style, behaviour, etc
(tr) architect to finish (an exterior wall) with large blocks of masonry that are separated by deep joints and decorated with a bold, usually textured, design
(tr) to send down from university for a specified time as a punishment
Other Word Forms
- rustication noun
- rusticator noun
- unrusticated adjective
Word History and Origins
Origin of rusticate1
Word History and Origins
Origin of rusticate1
Example Sentences
“Too much ‘David,’” she went on, dismissively, “too much rusticated stone, too much glazed terra-cotta, too many Madonnas with Bambinos.”
On this Maine island, vacation is for rusticating.
The tables had mesquite stumps for legs, attached to slabs of wood covered with rusticated concrete.
It’s in at least three different shades, some glazed — exquisitely crafted, with a rusticated limestone base and a glorious entry portico.
Two students were rusticated, or dismissed, by their colleges for climbing King's College Chapel in June 1937.
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