rusticate
Retreat to countryside
Rusticate means to go to or live in the countryside, usually temporarily and for rest or simplicity: She rusticated at her family's farm for the summer.
The word carries a slightly literary or old-fashioned tone.
In British university contexts, to rusticate a student is to suspend them temporarily—sent away from campus, as if banished to the country.
In architecture, rusticated stonework features deep joints and rough surfaces, giving a rugged, rural appearance.
Officially send away
- expelRemove forcibly from membership
- send downDismiss from university
- suspendHalt or hang temporarily
- dismissSend away or reject
relegate · ostracize · exclude · remove · eject · oust · discipline · punish
Of countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
- farmingCultivating land for food
agrarian · husbandry · harvest · meadow · orchard · vineyard · barnyard · livestock
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- solitudeState of being alone
- escapeFlight from captivity
- getawaySwift departure or retreat
sabbatical · respite · refuge · sanctuary · hideaway · haven · quietude · tranquility
banish
Officially send away
dismiss · relegate · ostracize · exclude · remove · eject · oust · discipline · punish · suspension
pastoral
Of countryside or clergy care
- bucolicIdyllically rural
- countrysideRural area beyond towns
- homesteadFamily farm and dwelling
farming · agrarian · husbandry · harvest · meadow · orchard · vineyard · barnyard · livestock · poultry
seclusion
Voluntary withdrawal from society
- withdrawalAct of taking away
- solitudeState of being alone
- escapeFlight from captivity
getaway · sabbatical · respite · refuge · sanctuary · hideaway · haven · quietude · tranquility · repose
roughcast
Coarse exterior wall plaster
stonework · chamfer · bevel · chisel · joints · mortar · cladding · facade · coursed · dressed
patina
Surface film from aging
- weatheringAtmospheric breakdown of materials
- agedAdvanced in years
- wornDamaged by use
distressed · antiqued · timeworn · erosion · decay · oxidation · verdigris · tarnish · faded · bleached
rusticateadmit
Confess or grant entry
matriculate · reinstate · readmit · enroll · welcome back