ruralize

[ roor-uh-lahyz ]

/ ˈrʊər əˌlaɪz /

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verb (used with object), ru·ral·ized, ru·ral·iz·ing.

to make rural.

verb (used without object), ru·ral·ized, ru·ral·iz·ing.

to spend time in the country; rusticate.

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Also especially British, ru·ral·ise .

Origin of ruralize

First recorded in 1795–1805; rural + -ize

OTHER WORDS FROM ruralize

ru·ral·i·za·tion, noun

Words nearby ruralize

rural delivery, rural delivery service, rural district, rural free delivery, rurality, ruralize, rural municipality, rural route, rural science, rural sociology, Rurik

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How to use ruralize in a sentence

His courtly ambition being now again disappointed, he styled himself the melancholy Cowley, and resolved to ruralize in earnest.
Homes and Haunts of the Most Eminent British Poets, Vol. I (of 2)|William Howitt

British Dictionary definitions for ruralize

ruralize

ruralise

/ (ˈrʊərəˌlaɪz) /

verb

(tr) to make rural in character, appearance, etc

(intr) to go into the country to live

Derived forms of ruralize

ruralization or ruralisation, noun

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