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WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024rus•ti•cate (rus′ti kāt′),USA pronunciation v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.i. - to go to the country.
- to stay or sojourn in the country.
v.t. - to send to or domicile in the country.
- to make rustic, as persons or manners.
- Building, Architectureto finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication.
- British Termsto suspend (a student) from a university as punishment.
- Latin rūsticātus (past participle of rūsticārī to live in the country), equivalent. to rūstic(us) rustic + -ātus -ate1
- 1650–60
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: rusticate /ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪt/ vb - to banish or retire to the country
- to make or become rustic in style, behaviour, etc
- (transitive) to finish (an exterior wall) with large blocks of masonry that are separated by deep joints and decorated with a bold, usually textured, design
- (transitive) Brit to send down from university for a specified time as a punishment
Etymology: 17th Century: from Latin rūsticārī, from rūs the countryˌrustiˈcation n ˈrustiˌcator n |