Dictionary
Thesaurus
Encyclopedia
Translator
Web
Related Searches
Nearby Words

rusticate

 - 2 dictionary results

rus⋅ti⋅cate

  [ruhs-ti-keyt] verb, -cat⋅ed, -cat⋅ing.
Use rusticate in a Sentence
–verb (used without object)
1. to go to the country.
2. to stay or sojourn in the country.
–verb (used with object)
3. to send to or domicile in the country.
4. to make rustic, as persons or manners.
5. to finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication.
6. British. to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment.
Origin:
1650–60; < L rūsticātus (ptp. of rūsticārī to live in the country), equiv. to rūstic(us) rustic + -ātus -ate 1

Related forms:
rus⋅ti⋅ca⋅tor, noun
Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2009.
Cite This Source Link To rusticate
rus·ti·cate   (rŭs'tĭ-kāt')   
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.


[Latin rūsticārī, rūsticāt-, from rūsticus, rustic; see rustic.]
rus'ti·ca'tion n., rus'ti·ca'tor n.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.
Cite This Source
Search another word or see rusticate on Thesaurus | Reference
FacebookTwitterFollow us:
Partner Sites:
Ask AnswersEviteExpediaHotelsHotwireLife123LiveDailyMy Way