RURALIZE

Etymology

Verb

ruralize (third-person singular simple present ruralizes, present participle ruralizing, simple past and past participle ruralized)

(transitive) To make rural.

(intransitive) To become rural; to rusticate.

Source: Wiktionary


Ru"ral*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Ruralized; p. pr. & vb. n. Ruralizing.]

Definition: To render rural; to give a rural appearance to.

Ru"ral*ize, v. i.

Definition: To become rural; to go into the country; to rusticate.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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