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rusticating

rus·ti·cate
R r

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhs-ti-keyt]
    • /ˈrʌs tɪˌkeɪt/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [ruhs-ti-keyt]
    • /ˈrʌs tɪˌkeɪt/

Definitions of rusticating word

  • verb without object rusticating to go to the country. 1
  • verb without object rusticating to stay or sojourn in the country. 1
  • verb with object rusticating to send to or domicile in the country. 1
  • verb with object rusticating to make rustic, as persons or manners. 1
  • verb with object rusticating to finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication. 1
  • verb with object rusticating British. to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment. 1

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Origin of rusticating

First appearance:

before 1650
One of the 45% oldest English words
1650-60; < Latin rūsticātus (past participle of rūsticārī to live in the country), equivalent to rūstic(us) rustic + -ātus -ate1

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Parts of speech for Rusticating

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

rusticating popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

rusticating usage trend in Literature

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