pastoralize
transitive verb
pas·to·ral·ize
\ˈpast(ə)rəˌlīz\
variants: also British
pastoralise
\ˈpast(ə)rəˌlīz\Definition of pastoralize
-ed/-ing/-s
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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