rusticate
verb
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
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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.
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Francine Maroukian, Popular Mechanics, 10 Aug. 2018
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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 16 Nov. 2024.
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