rus·ti·cate
ˈrə-sti-ˌkāt 
rusticated; rusticating
: to go into or reside in the country : follow a rustic life
1
chiefly British
: to suspend from school or college
2
: to build or face with usually rough-surfaced masonry blocks having beveled or rebated edges producing pronounced joints
a rusticated facade
3
a
: to compel to reside in the country
b
: to cause to become rustic : implant rustic mannerisms in
rus·ti·ca·tion
plural -s
1
: the act of rusticating : the state of being rusticated : retirement to or residence in the country
a period of rustication before taking up his new duties
2
a
: suspension from a college, university, or professional society
anything from a small fine to rustication …—
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b
: the act of suspending or the state of being suspended
3
a
: the practice of rusticating masonry
b
: masonry having the surface textured, reticulated, or otherwise accented or the joints emphasized
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Believed by Native Americans to have healing powers, our springs were once part of a 19th-century health spa, attracting Manhattanites who traveled here to rusticate and take in the waters as a tonic for city life.
—Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2018
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“Rusticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rusticate. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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