ruralize

American  

[roor-uh-lahyz] / ˈrʊər əˌlaɪz /

especially British, ruralise

verb (used with object)

ruralized, ruralizing

1. to make rural.

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verb (used without object)

ruralized, ruralizing

1. to spend time in the country; rusticate.

ruralize British  

/ ˈrʊərəˌlaɪz /

verb

1. (tr) to make rural in character, appearance, etc

2. (intr) to go into the country to live

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Other Word Forms

• ruralization noun

Etymology

Origin of ruralize

First recorded in 1795–1805; rural + -ize

Example Sentences

He would ruralize at some little country inn, near a river, on half-a-crown a day, and he would spend no other money than what was necessary for tobacco.

From Renée Mauperin by Hallard, Alys

You will take a cottage for me in some beautiful spot in the country, and there I shall ruralize for six months; perhaps that may work a change.

From Life of Beethoven by Schindler, Anton

If thee should come this way next summer, to ruralize, thee might behold our swollen Schuylkill, and say, Enough!

From Punchinello, Volume 1, No. 03, April 16, 1870 by Various

Mr. C. S. Harrison: Mr. Chairman, I think the slogan of this society should be "Urbanize the country and ruralize the town."

From Trees, Fruits and Flowers of Minnesota, 1916 Embracing the Transactions of the Minnesota State Horticultural Society,Volume 44, from December 1, 1915, to December 1, 1916, Including the Twelve Numbers of "The Minnesota Horticulturist" for 1916 by Latham, A. W.

There was too much society; one could not ruralize enough.

From The Romance of Isabel Lady Burton Volume II by Wilkins, W. H.