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   rusticate

   /ˈrʌstɪkeɪt/

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   • 1. suspend (a student) from a university as a punishment (used chiefly at Oxford and Cambridge): British "Shelley was rusticated for co-writing an atheistic pamphlet"
   • 2. go to, live in, or spend time in the country: dated "a place to rusticate while other people made the decisions"
   • 3. fashion (masonry) in large blocks with sunk joints and a roughened surface: "the stable block was built of rusticated stone"

   Word Origin late 15th century (in the sense ‘countrify’): from Latin rusticat- ‘(having) lived in the country’, from the verb rusticari, from rusticus (see rustic).

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   • 1. rustication noun

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   What does rusticate mean?

   • rusticate (third-person singular simple present rusticates, present participle rusticating, simple past and past participle rusticated) (transitive, intransitive, Oxbridge, Durham University) To be suspended or expelled temporarily from the university, either compulsorily or voluntarily. The college rusticated him after he failed all his exams.

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   Where did the word rusticated come from?

   • The earliest known use of the adjective rusticated is in the late 1600s. OED's earliest evidence for rusticated is from 1699, in a dictionary by Abel Boyer, lexicographer and journalist. rusticated is formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: rusticate v., ‑ed suffix1.

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   What does rustic mean?

   • 1. To send to the country. 2. Chiefly British To suspend (a student) from a university. 3. To cut or shape (masonry blocks) with deep-set joints and a rough-hewn face. [Latin rūsticārī, rūsticāt-, from rūsticus, rustic; see rustic.] rus′ti·ca′tion n. rus′ti·ca′tor n. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

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   What is the past tense of rusticate?

   • The simple past tense and past participle of rusticate is rusticated. For example, in the passage, the building's corners have rusticated quoins, and the upper floors sit on a rusticated base.

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   Where did the word rustic come from?

   • Borrowed from Latin rūsticor (“live in the countryside”), originally in the same sense. First attested in the mid-17th century. By surface analysis, rustic + -ate. rusticate (third-person singular simple present rusticates, present participle rusticating, simple past and past participle rusticated)

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   Do you want to rusticate your busy life?

   • If you want to move to the countryside — especially if you desire a simple, unsophisticated life there — you may explain to people that you wish to rusticate your busy life. The verb rusticate means "to send to the countryside." If you live in the city, you may want to rusticate your kids in the summers so they can experience a different lifestyle.

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   The verb rusticate means "to send to the countryside." If you live in the city, you may want to rusticate your kids in the summers so they can experience a different lifestyle. In Britain, another meaning of the verb is to suspend from university, as in to be punished.

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   Sep 27, 2024 · rusticate (third-person singular simple present rusticates, present participle rusticating, simple past and past participle rusticated) (transitive, intransitive, Oxbridge, Durham University) To be suspended or expelled temporarily from the university, either compulsorily or voluntarily.

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   1. to banish or retire to the country. 2. to make or become rustic in style, behaviour, etc. 3. (Architecture) (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. 4.

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   Definitions of 'rusticate' 1. to go to the country. [...] 2. to live or stay in the country; lead a rural life. [...] 3. to send to, or cause to live or stay in, the country. [...] 4. British. to suspend (a student) temporarily from a university. [...] 5. to make (a person, etc.) rustic. [...] More. Conjugations of 'rusticate'

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   Old or old-fashioned. UK. the act of making someone leave a place, especially a private school or Oxford or Cambridge University, as a punishment: His loss of interest in his studies resulted in rustication. The boys tried to break down the door to his rooms - an offence punishable by rustication.

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   rusticate /ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪt/ vb. to banish or retire to the country. to make or become rustic in style, behaviour, etc. (transitive) to finish (an exterior wall) with large blocks of masonry that are separated by deep joints and decorated with a bold, usually textured, design.

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   What does the adjective rusticated mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective rusticated. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. rusticated has developed meanings and uses in subjects including.