ruralize

/ˈrʊrəlaɪz/
verb
  1. To make something more rural or countryside-like in character, appearance, or lifestyle.
    • The city council plans to ruralize the new park by adding meadows and wooden fences.
    • The artist's work often ruralizes urban scenes, replacing skyscrapers with rolling hills.
    • Some families try to ruralize their suburban homes by keeping chickens and growing vegetables.
  2. To move from a city to a rural area, or to adopt a rural way of life.
    • The program helps urban families ruralize by teaching them farming and homesteading skills.
    • After retiring, they decided to ruralize and bought a small farm in the countryside.
    • Many young people are choosing to ruralize, seeking a slower pace of life away from the city.
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