Home › Words › R › ruralizeruralizeruralize means to make rural; to give a rural character to (something or someone).Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, ruralize ranks #2,401 of 42,789 for Qualifying.EtymologyFrom rural + -ize.verbTo make rural; to give a rural character to (something or someone).e.g.“the curling cloud / Of city smoke, by distance ruralised” — 1799, William Wordsworth, The Prelude, London: Moxon, published 1850, Book 1, Introduction, p. 7:To become rural; to take up residence or spend time in the country.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.deruralize 75% match — To make or become no longer rural. vs ruralize →countrify 72% match — To make rural or rustic. vs ruralize →agriculturalize 70% match — To make agricultural. vs ruralize →naturize 68% match — To endow with nature; to make rural or countryside-like vs ruralize →pastoralize 68% match — To make pastoral. vs ruralize →rurally 67% match — In a rural way. vs ruralize →agrarianize 65% match — To imbue with the principles of agrarianism. vs ruralize →ruralist 65% match — One who exhibits characteristics or qualities of rural life, or ruralism. vs ruralize →