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rusticate

rus·ti·cate [ rústi kàyt ] (past and past participle rus·ti·cat·ed, present participle rus·ti·cat·ing, 3rd person present singular rus·ti·cates)


verb 
Definition:
 
1. intransitive verb move to country: to go to the country to live

2. transitive verb send somebody to country: to send somebody to the country to live

3. transitive and intransitive verb make somebody or something appear rustic: to become rustic in appearance or quality, or cause somebody or something to do this

4. transitive verb construction finish wall with rough masonry: to finish the outside of a wall with large blocks of masonry that are left with a rough surface, beveled, and have deep joints between them

5. transitive verb U.K. education suspend student from university: to suspend a student from a university for a set time as a punishment


rus·ti·ca·tion [ rùsti káysh'n ] noun
rus·ti·ca·tor [ rústi kàytər ] noun
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