rusticate
to go to the country.
to stay or sojourn in the country.
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.
Origin of rusticate
1Other words from rusticate
- rus·ti·ca·tor, noun
- un·rus·ti·cat·ed, adjective
Words Nearby rusticate
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How to use rusticate in a sentence
To him the Toba valley served well enough as a place to rusticate.
The Hidden Places | Bertrand W. SinclairFor four months the most energetic man in the Army was able to rusticate.
Sir John French | Cecil Chisholm"I wonder what possessed the governor to rusticate," thought Dacres as he turned away.
The Dreadnought of the Air | Percy F. WestermanHe told me that he was on the look-out for a quiet, unfrequented place on the sea-shore, where he might rusticate and sketch.
No one else taking up the cudgels for poor Charles, the Master said he was afraid he must rusticate him.
Ravenshoe | Henry Kingsley
British Dictionary definitions for rusticate
/ (ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪt) /
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) British to send down from university for a specified time as a punishment
Origin of rusticate
1Derived forms of rusticate
- rustication, noun
- rusticator, noun
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