1
[ verb ] make (animals) fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

Synonyms

tame

Examples

"The horse was domesticated a long time ago" "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

Related terms

adapt animal

2
[ verb ] adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

Synonyms

naturalize naturalise tame cultivate

Examples

"domesticate oats" "tame the soil"

Related terms

adapt plant naturalization naturalisation

3
[ verb ] overcome the wildness of (an animal); make docile and tractable

Synonyms

domesticise reclaim tame domesticize

Examples

"He tames lions for the circus"

Related terms

change tame break_in animal

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Rhymes with

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Phonetic and Homophones

D AH0 M EH1 S T AH0 K EY2 T

Similar Spelling

domesticated domestic_cat domestic domestication domestic_goat domesticize domesticise domestically domestic_help domestic_carp domestic_sheep domestic_llama domesticity domestic_dog domestic_ass domestic_fowl downstair

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