'Rusticate' definitions:
Definition of 'rusticate'
(from WordNet)
verb
Live in the country and lead a rustic life
verb
Send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad behavior"
verb
Suspend temporarily from college or university, in England [syn: send down, rusticate]
verb
Give (stone) a rustic look
verb
Lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country"
Definition of 'Rusticate'
From: GCIDE
- Rusticate \Rus"ti*cate\, v. t. To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on. [1913 Webster]
- The town is again beginning to be full, and the rusticated beauty sees an end of her banishment. --Idler. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Rusticate'
From: GCIDE
- Rusticate \Rus"ti*cate\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Rusticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Rusticating.] [L. rusticaticus, p. p. of rusticari to rusticate. See Rustic.] To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. --Pope. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'rusticate'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- ban,
- banish,
- blackball,
- cast out,
- cop out,
- countrify,
- cut,
- deport,
- disfellowship,
- exclude,
- excommunicate,
- exile,
- expatriate,
- expel,
- extradite,
- farm,
- forsake the world,
- fugitate,
- go into retirement,
- live alone,
- live apart,
- live in retirement,
- ostracize,
- outlaw,
- pastoralize,
- proscribe,
- relegate,
- remain incommunicado,
- retire,
- send away,
- send down,
- send to Coventry,
- snub,
- spurn,
- stay at home,
- take the veil,
- thrust out,
- transport