rusticateverb [ T ]
/ˈrʌs.tɪ.keɪt//ˈrʌs.tɪ.keɪt/rusticate verb [ T ] (STYLE)
to make something rustic in style (= make it simple or old-fashioned in a way typical of the countryside):
The little town is a sloping jumble of rusticated houses.
Rusticated stone consists of large blocks with deep lines between them and a rough appearance:
The chapel was built of rusticated sandstone.
rusticate verb [ T ] (STUDENT)
UK old-fashioned to ask a student to leave a school or university, usually Oxford or Cambridge, for a particular period of time as a punishment:
He was rusticated from Cambridge for a year.
rustication
noun [ U ] /ˌrʌs.tɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən//ˌrʌs.tɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Its bold facade is a mixture of rustification and decoration.
His loss of interest in his studies resulted in rustication.