rusticate Definition
rus·ti·cate (rus′tə kāt′)
intransitive verb -·cat′ed, -·cat′·ing
- to go to the country
- to live or stay in the country; lead a rural life
Etymology: < L rusticatus, pp. of L rusticari, to rusticate < rusticus: see rustic
transitive verb
- to send to, or cause to live or stay in, the country
- Brit. to suspend (a student) temporarily from a university
- to make (a person, etc.) rustic
- to make or finish (masonry) in the rustic style
rusticate Related Forms
rus′·ti·ca′·tion noun
rus′·ti·ca′·tor noun
rusticate Usage Examples
Object
- quoin: At the corners of the building are rusticated quoins.
- floor: A rusticated ground floor on a molded plinth supports an upper floor articulated by pilasters.
- stonework: It is 11 bays wide, with a ground floor of rusticated stonework.
- stone: Here a round arched doorway with rusticated stone surround.
- base: Of the present, 1801 building, the upper floors, united by giant Tuscan pilasters, sit on a rusticated base.
- basement: The wings are in three stories, in addition to a rusticated basement, which show uniformly grated windows.
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