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RUSTICIZE Antonyms

There are 8 antonyms of the word rusticize. (opposite meanings)
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Best Opposite Words For RUSTICIZE

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civilize
verbv
verb

• teach or refine to be discriminative in taste or judgment

• raise from a barbaric to a civilized state

industrialize
verbv
verb

• organize (the production of something) into an industry

• develop industry; become industrial

modernize
verbv
verb

• make repairs, renovations, revisions or adjustments to

• become technologically advanced

refine
verbv
verb

• improve or perfect by pruning or polishing

• make more complex, intricate, or richer

• treat or prepare so as to put in a usable condition

• reduce to a fine, unmixed, or pure state; separate from extraneous matter or cleanse from impurities

• attenuate or reduce in vigor, strength, or intensity by polishing or purifying

• make more precise or increase the discriminatory powers of

sophisticate
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a worldly-wise person

verb

• 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

suburbanize
verbv
verb

• take on suburban character

• make suburban in character

urbanize
verbv
verb

• make more industrial or city-like

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

metropolitanize
verbv
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Alternatives for CIVILIZE

Alternatives for INDUSTRIALIZE

Alternatives for MODERNIZE

Alternatives for REFINE

Alternatives for SOPHISTICATE

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Alternatives for METROPOLITANIZE

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