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rus·ti·cate
(rŭs′tĭ-kāt′)v. rus·ti·cat·ed, rus·ti·cat·ing, rus·ti·cates
v.intr.
To go to or live in the country.
v.tr.
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.
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rusticate
(ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪt)vb
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. (Education) (tr) Brit to send down from university for a specified time as a punishment
[C17: from Latin rūsticārī, from rūs the country]
ˌrustiˈcation n
ˈrustiˌcator n
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rus•ti•cate
(ˈrʌs tɪˌkeɪt)v. -cat•ed, -cat•ing. v.i.
1. to go to the country.
2. to stay or live in the country.
v.t. 3. to send to or domicile in the country.
4. to make rustic, as persons or manners.
5. to finish (masonry) with deeply sunken or beveled joints between raised block faces.
6. Brit. to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment.
[1650–60; < Latin rūsticātus, past participle of rūsticārī to live in the country, derivative of rūsticus rustic]
rus`ti•ca′tion, n.
rus′ti•ca`tor, n.
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rusticate
Past participle: rusticated
Gerund: rusticating
| Imperative |
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| rusticate |
| rusticate |
| Present |
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| I rusticate |
| you rusticate |
| he/she/it rusticates |
| we rusticate |
| you rusticate |
| they rusticate |
| Preterite |
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| I rusticated |
| you rusticated |
| he/she/it rusticated |
| we rusticated |
| you rusticated |
| they rusticated |
| Present Continuous |
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| I am rusticating |
| you are rusticating |
| he/she/it is rusticating |
| we are rusticating |
| you are rusticating |
| they are rusticating |
| Present Perfect |
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| I have rusticated |
| you have rusticated |
| he/she/it has rusticated |
| we have rusticated |
| you have rusticated |
| they have rusticated |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was rusticating |
| you were rusticating |
| he/she/it was rusticating |
| we were rusticating |
| you were rusticating |
| they were rusticating |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had rusticated |
| you had rusticated |
| he/she/it had rusticated |
| we had rusticated |
| you had rusticated |
| they had rusticated |
| Future |
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| I will rusticate |
| you will rusticate |
| he/she/it will rusticate |
| we will rusticate |
| you will rusticate |
| they will rusticate |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have rusticated |
| you will have rusticated |
| he/she/it will have rusticated |
| we will have rusticated |
| you will have rusticated |
| they will have rusticated |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be rusticating |
| you will be rusticating |
| he/she/it will be rusticating |
| we will be rusticating |
| you will be rusticating |
| they will be rusticating |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been rusticating |
| you have been rusticating |
| he/she/it has been rusticating |
| we have been rusticating |
| you have been rusticating |
| they have been rusticating |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been rusticating |
| you will have been rusticating |
| he/she/it will have been rusticating |
| we will have been rusticating |
| you will have been rusticating |
| they will have been rusticating |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been rusticating |
| you had been rusticating |
| he/she/it had been rusticating |
| we had been rusticating |
| you had been rusticating |
| they had been rusticating |
| Conditional |
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| I would rusticate |
| you would rusticate |
| he/she/it would rusticate |
| we would rusticate |
| you would rusticate |
| they would rusticate |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have rusticated |
| you would have rusticated |
| he/she/it would have rusticated |
| we would have rusticated |
| you would have rusticated |
| they would have rusticated |
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Verb 1. rusticate - live in the country and lead a rustic life
domicile, domiciliate, reside, shack - make one's home in a particular place or community; "may parents reside in Florida"
2. rusticate - send to the country; "He was rusticated for his bad behavior"
3. rusticate - suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
4. rusticate - give (stone) a rustic look
rebate - cut a rebate in (timber or stone)
5. rusticate - lend a rustic character to; "rusticate the house in the country"
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