rusticate /ˈrʌstɪkeɪt/ verb4 •To compel to live in or to send to the countryside; to cause to become rustic. •To go to reside in the country. •To be suspended or expelled temporarily from the university, either compulsorily or voluntarily.The college rusticated him after he failed all his exams.I was very unwell, so I had to rusticate for a year. •To construct so as to produce jagged or heavily textured surfaces. formsrusticated · rusticating · rusticates