rusticate
/ˈrʌstɪkeɪt/
verb
- To go to or live in the countryside, often for a simple or peaceful life.
- After years in the city, they decided to rusticate in a small mountain village.
- Many writers choose to rusticate in order to focus on their work without distractions.
- He rusticated for the summer, enjoying the fresh air and quiet surroundings.
- To suspend a student from a university as a punishment (chiefly British).
- The college decided to rusticate the student for cheating on the final exam.
- The dean threatened to rusticate anyone caught vandalizing school property.
- He was rusticated for a term after breaking the dormitory rules.
- To give a rustic appearance or finish to something, such as stonework.
- The garden wall was rusticated to blend in with the natural landscape.
- They rusticated the pillars by carving deep grooves into the surface.
- The mason rusticated the stone blocks to give the building a rough, old-world look.
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