RUSTICISING Antonyms

• polished courtesy; elegance of manner

• the quality or character of life in a city or town

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

• a particular society at a particular time and place

• the tastes in art and manners that are favored by a social group

• all the knowledge and values shared by a society

• (biology) the growing of microorganisms in a nutrient medium (such as gelatin or agar)

• a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality

• the attitudes and behavior that are characteristic of a particular social group or organization

• the raising of plants or animals

• grow in a special preparation

• make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

• become technologically advanced

• a worldly-wise person

• make less natural or innocent

• practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

• alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive

• make more complex or refined

• make more industrial or city-like

• impart urban habits, ways of life, or responsibilities upon