pastoralize

[ pas-ter-uh-lahyz, pah-ster- ]

verb (used with object)

, pas·to·ral·ized, pas·to·ral·iz·ing.

1. to make pastoral or rural.
2. to celebrate in a pastoral or set in a pastoral form.

Other Words From

• pasto·ral·i·zation noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of pastoralize¹

First recorded in 1815–25; pastoral + -ize

Example Sentences

Presumably authored by Assistant Treasury Secretary Harry Dexter White, a Communist sympathizer, the plan proposed to destroy all German industry and "pastoralize" the nation.

From Time Magazine Archive