RUSTICATE
Dictionary entry overview: What does rusticate mean?
• RUSTICATE (verb)
The verb RUSTICATE has 5 senses:
1. live in the country and lead a rustic life
2. send to the country
3. suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
4. give (stone) a rustic look
5. lend a rustic character to
Familiarity information: RUSTICATE used as a verb is common.
Dictionary entry details
• RUSTICATE (verb)
Meaning:
Live in the country and lead a rustic life
Classified under:
Verbs of being, having, spatial relations
Hypernyms (to "rusticate" is one way to...):
domicile; domiciliate; reside; shack (make one's home in a particular place or community)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
Meaning:
Send to the country
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Context example:
He was rusticated for his bad behavior
Hypernyms (to "rusticate" is one way to...):
ban; banish (ban from a place of residence, as for punishment)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
Classified under:
Verbs of political and social activities and events
Synonyms:
send down; rusticate
Hypernyms (to "rusticate" is one way to...):
debar; suspend (bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Give (stone) a rustic look
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Hypernyms (to "rusticate" is one way to...):
rebate (cut a rebate in (timber or stone))
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Meaning:
Lend a rustic character to
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Context example:
rusticate the house in the country
Hypernyms (to "rusticate" is one way to...):
alter; change; modify (cause to change; make different; cause a transformation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
