ruralize

American  

[roor-uh-lahyz] / ˈrʊər əˌlaɪz /

especially British, ruralise

verb (used with object)

ruralized, ruralizing

1. to make rural.

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verb (used without object)

ruralized, ruralizing

1. to spend time in the country; rusticate.

ruralize British  

/ ˈrʊərəˌlaɪz /

verb

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

2. (intr) to go into the country to live

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Other Word Forms

• ruralization
  noun

Etymology

Origin of ruralize

First recorded in 1795–1805; rural + -ize

Example Sentences

And so," said he, "we're sent down to ruralize?

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida

If thee should come this way next summer, to ruralize, thee might behold our swollen Schuylkill, and say, Enough!

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 03, April 16, 1870 by Various

He would ruralize at some little country inn, near a river, on half-a-crown a day, and he would spend no other money than what was necessary for tobacco.

From Renée Mauperin by Hallard, Alys

"Come along, we shall easily find a nice cottage to-morrow, or get into some farm-house, and ruralize for a month or two delightfully."

From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845 by Various

Mr. C. S. Harrison: Mr. Chairman, I think the slogan of this society should be "Urbanize the country and ruralize the town."

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.