pastoralize

transitive verb

pas·to·ral·ize

variants: also British pastoralise \ ˈpast(ə)rəˌlīz \

-ed/-ing/-s

Definition of pastoralize

1 : to render pastoral or rural specifically : to convert to a pastoral economy or social organization his famous proposal to pastoralize the country — Robert Lekachman

2 : to put into a pastoral or into the pastoral form

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