pastoralize

transitive verb

pas·​to·​ral·​ize

variants also British pastoralise

ˈpast(ə)rəˌlīz

-ed/-ing/-s

1

: to render pastoral or rural

specifically : to convert to a pastoral economy or social organization

his famous proposal to pastoralize the country

—Robert Lekachman

2

: to put into a pastoral or into the pastoral form

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