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rusticate

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As a verb, rusticate means be suspended or expelled temporarily from the university, either compulsorily or voluntarily.

Meanings of rusticate

7 meanings

verb

  1. oxbridgedurham universityTo be suspended or expelled temporarily from the university, either compulsorily or voluntarily.

    “I was very unwell, so I had to rusticate for a year.”

  2. To construct in a manner so as to produce jagged or heavily textured surfaces.

  3. To compel to live in or to send to the countryside; to cause to become rustic.

  4. To go to reside in the country.

  5. Live in the country and lead a rustic life

  6. Give (stone) a rustic look

  7. Lend a rustic character to

    “rusticate the house in the country”

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verb: suspend temporarily from college or university, in England
send down

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