rusticate

rus·ti·cate

 (rŭs′tĭ-kāt′)

v. rus·ti·cat·ed, rus·ti·cat·ing, rus·ti·cates

v.intr.

To go to or live in the country.

v.tr.

1. To send to the country.

2. Chiefly British To suspend (a student) from a university.

3. To cut or shape (masonry blocks) with deep-set joints and a rough-hewn face.

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[Latin rūsticārī, rūsticāt-, from rūsticus, rustic; see rustic.]

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rus′ti·ca′tion n.

rus′ti·ca′tor n.

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rusticate

(ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪt)

vb

1. to banish or retire to the country

2. to make or become rustic in style, behaviour, etc

3. (Architecture) (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

4. (Education) (tr) Brit to send down from university for a specified time as a punishment

[C17: from Latin rūsticārī, from rūs the country]

ˌrustiˈcation n

ˈrustiˌcator n

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rus•ti•cate

(ˈrʌs tɪˌkeɪt)

v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.i.

1. to go to the country.

2. to stay or live in the country.

v.t.

3. to send to or domicile in the country.

4. to make rustic, as persons or manners.

5. to finish (masonry) with deeply sunken or beveled joints between raised block faces.

6. Brit. to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment.

[1650–60; < Latin rūsticātus, past participle of rūsticārī to live in the country, derivative of rūsticus rustic]

rus`ti•ca′tion, n.

rus′ti•ca`tor, n.

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rusticate

Past participle: rusticated
Gerund: rusticating

Imperative

rusticate

rusticate

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Thesaurus

Verb	1.	rusticate - live in the country and lead a rustic life domicile, domiciliate, reside, shack - make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"
	2.	rusticate - send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad behavior" banish, ban - ban from a place of residence, as for punishment
	3.	rusticate - suspend temporarily from college or university, in England send down debar, suspend - bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
	4.	rusticate - give (stone) a rustic look rebate - cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
	5.	rusticate - lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country" alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"

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Translations

rusticate

[ˈrʌstɪkeɪt]

A. VT (Brit) (Univ) → suspender temporalmente

B. VI → rusticar

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rusticate

vt

(form, liter: = send to country) → aufs Land schicken; (= make rustic) → bäurisch machen

(Brit Univ) → vorübergehend von der Universität verweisen

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