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domesticate

/ domesticate /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
"The horse was domesticated a long time ago"
"The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
Type of:
adapt accommodate
Verb group:
domesticize domesticise reclaim tame
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
animal animate being beast
verb Sense 2
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus"
"reclaim falcons"
Type of:
change alter modify
Kinds of:
break in break
Derived:
tamer
Verb group:
tame
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Domain:
animal animate being beast
verb Sense 3
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"
"tame the soil"
Type of:
adapt accommodate
Derived:
naturalization naturalisation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
plant flora plant life
Semantic Complexity
46%
Sense Count
3
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
17
Times Searched
1
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adapt accommodate change alter modify break in break