Definitions for rusticate

rusticate rus·ti·cate

Spelling: [ruhs-ti-keyt]
IPA: /ˈrʌs tɪˌkeɪt/

Rusticate is a 9 letter English word. It's valid Words with friends word worth 13 points.

You can make 638 anagrams from letters in rusticate (aceirsttu).

Definitions for rusticate

verb (used with object)

  1. to send to or domicile in the country.
  2. to make rustic, as persons or manners.
  3. to finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication.
  4. British. to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment.

verb (used without object)

  1. to go to the country.
  2. to stay or sojourn in the country.

Origin of rusticate

1650-60; Latin rūsticātus (past participle of rūsticārī to live in the country), equivalent to rūstic(us) rustic + -ātus Examples for rusticate

The Legate orders Luitolfo to his house, and recommends the patriot to rusticate himself awhile.

To him the Toba valley served well enough as a place to rusticate.

When we rusticate in the wilds we take a troop of friends along.

He told me that he was on the look-out for a quiet, unfrequented place on the sea-shore, where he might rusticate and sketch.

Murphy was dismissed in disgrace, and ordered to rusticate on board till his eye was bright.

For four months the most energetic man in the Army was able to rusticate.

Many Oporto families own country-houses in the Minho, and rusticate there very pleasantly for a month or two in early fall.

"I wonder what possessed the governor to rusticate," thought Dacres as he turned away.

They sent her down to rusticate somewhere at the end of the season.

No one else taking up the cudgels for poor Charles, the Master said he was afraid he must rusticate him.

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