verb
rusticate
RUS-ti-kayt/ˈrʌstɪˌkeɪt/
To live or send someone to live in the countryside.
Each summer, they rusticate in a rented farmhouse far from town.
Etymology
Latin rusticari meant “to live in the country.” English extended the idea of retiring or being sent away to university discipline: temporarily excluding a student from studies as punishment.
More examples
- We rusticated in rural Vermont for a month last fall.
- She enjoys rusticating after years of city life.
- They rusticate their children on their grandparents' farm every summer.
Forms
rusticate · rusticates · rusticated · rusticating
rustication noun — A stay or period of country living.
Similar words
- retire
- Can mean withdraw to quiet surroundings, not necessarily the countryside.
- relocate
- Means move to another location, whether rural or urban.