/ Dictionary / Index R rusticate: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: rus•ti•cate Pronunciation: (rus'ti-kāt"), [key] — v., -cat•ed, -cat•ing. —v.i. to go to the country. to stay or sojourn in the country. —v.t. to send to or domicile in the country. to make rustic, as persons or manners. to finish (a wall surface) so as to produce or suggest rustication. to suspend (a student) from a university as punishment. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: rusticate (Thesaurus) rustic rustication Related Content Daily Word Quiz: acquiesce Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language