Domesticate - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|dəˈmestɪkeɪt|
Brit.
|dəˈmestɪkeɪt|
verb
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (syn: cultivate, naturalize, tame)
- make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (syn: tame)
domesticate oats
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (syn: reclaim, tame)- make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (syn: tame)
The horse was domesticated a long time ago
Extra examples
Horses and oxen have been domesticated to work on farms.
She jokes that dogs are easier to domesticate than men.
They easily become domesticated.
Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated.
The horse was domesticated a long time ago
Word forms
verb
I/you/we/they: domesticate
he/she/it: domesticates
present participle: domesticating
past tense: domesticated
past participle: domesticated
I/you/we/they: domesticate
he/she/it: domesticates
present participle: domesticating
past tense: domesticated
past participle: domesticated
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