verb
- living in or going to the countryside, especially temporarily to escape city life
- suspending a student from university as punishment
Usage: present participle of rusticate
Usage: British academic term
Examples
- After years in the city, she was rusticating at her family’s farm for the summer.
- The wealthy family spent months rusticating in their country estate.
- He was rusticating from Oxford after the cheating scandal.
- The professor recommended rusticating in nature to clear his mind.
- The university was rusticating several students for their involvement in the protest.
- She found peace rusticating in the quiet village.