rusticate (redirected from rusticator)

rus·ti·cate  (rst-kt)

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) so as to create a bold textured look, often by beveling the edges to form deep-set joints while leaving the central face rough-hewn or carved with various pointed or channeled patterns.

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[Latin rsticr, rstict-, from rsticus, rustic; see rustic.]

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rusti·cation n.

rusti·cator 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. (Fine Arts & Visual Arts / 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. (Social Science / Education) (tr) Brit to send down from university for a specified time as a punishment

[from Latin rūsticārī, from rūs the country]

rustication  n

rusticator  n

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"

Translations

rusticate [ˈrʌstɪkeɪt]

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

B. VI → rusticar

rusticate

vt

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

(Brit Univ) → vorübergehend von der Universität verweisen