Rusticate

rusticate [ RUHS-ti-keyt ]
[ intransitive verb, transitive verb ]

MEANING :
1. (intr. v.) to live in the country
2. (tr. v.) to suspend from university
3. (tr. v.) to send to the country

EXAMPLE 1 :
He wanted to leave the city and rusticate for some time in the hope that the fresh country air would do him some good.

EXAMPLE 2 :
Mr Wen asked the university not to expel, or "rusticate", Mr Jahnke, saying that education was the "best help" for a young student.

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