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

There was too much society; one could not ruralize enough.

From The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II by Wilkins, W. H.

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.

"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

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

From Beatrice Boville and Other Stories by Ouida

You will take a cottage for me in some beautiful spot in the country, and there I shall ruralize for six months; perhaps that may work a change.

From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton