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rusticate
[ ruhs-ti-keyt ]
verb (used without object)
rusticated, rusticating.
- to go to the country.
- to stay or sojourn in the country.
verb (used with object)
rusticated, rusticating.
- to send to or domicile in the country.
- to make rustic, as persons or manners.
- to finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication.
- British. to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment.
rusticate
/ ˈʌɪˌɪ /
verb
- to banish or retire to the country
- to make or become rustic in style, behaviour, etc
- 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
- tr to send down from university for a specified time as a punishment
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Derived Forms
- ˌܲپˈپDz, noun
- ˈܲپˌٴǰ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms
- ܲt·tǰ noun
- ܲ·ܲt·e adjective
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of rusticate1
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yvlog History and Origins
Origin of rusticate1
C17: from Latin ūپī , from ū the country
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“Too much ‘David,’” she went on, dismissively, “too much rusticated stone, too much glazed terra-cotta, too many Madonnas with Bambinos.”
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On this Maine island, vacation is for rusticating.
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The tables had mesquite stumps for legs, attached to slabs of wood covered with rusticated concrete.
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It’s in at least three different shades, some glazed — exquisitely crafted, with a rusticated limestone base and a glorious entry portico.
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Two students were rusticated, or dismissed, by their colleges for climbing King's College Chapel in June 1937.
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