What does "rusticate" mean?
Rusticate: To go into or reside in the country; to ruralize. Pope.
Additional senses
- 2.To require or compel to reside in the country; to banish or send away temporarily; to impose rustication on. The town is again beginning to be full, and the rusticated beauty sees an end of her banishment. Idler.
Sources
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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