rusticate Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. verb live in the country and lead a rustic life
  2. verb send to the country
    • He was rusticated for his bad behavior
  3. verb suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
    send down.
  4. verb give (stone) a rustic look
  5. verb lend a rustic character to
    • rusticate the house in the country

WordNet

Rus"ti*cate intransitive verb
Etymology
L. rusticaticus, p. p. of rusticari to rusticate. See Rustic.
Wordforms
imperfect & past participle Rusticated ; present participle & verbal noun Rusticating
Definitions
  1. To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. Pope.
Rus"ti*cate transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on.
    The town is again beginning to be full, and the rusticated beauty sees an end of her banishment. Idler.

Webster 1913