1. having a rough, textured surface with deeply recessed joints (used of stone masonry)
Usage: architecture

1. past tense of rusticate: to suspend temporarily from a university as punishment
Usage: British; academic
2. past tense of rusticate: to live in or go to the countryside
Usage: formal

Examples

• The castle’s rusticated stone walls gave it a fortress-like appearance.
• The building featured rusticated masonry on the ground floor.
• He was rusticated from Oxford for a term due to his misconduct.
• After the scandal, she rusticated to her family’s country estate.
• The rusticated blocks created dramatic shadows on the facade.
• The student was rusticated and had to reapply the following year.
• They rusticated to avoid the pressures of city life.