domesticate
1 ENTRIES FOUND:
domesticates;
domesticated;
domesticating
domesticates;
domesticated;
domesticating
Britannica Dictionary definition of DOMESTICATE
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1
a
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to breed or train (an animal) to need and accept the care of human beings
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to tame (an animal)
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Humans have domesticated dogs/cattle/chickens.
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Horses and oxen have been domesticated to work on farms.
b
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to grow (a plant) for human use
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Native Americans domesticated corn.
2
humorous
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to train (someone) to behave in an appropriate way at home (such as by using good manners, being polite, being helpful, etc.)
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She jokes that dogs are easier to domesticate than men.
— domesticated
adjective [more domesticated; most domesticated]-
domesticated animals
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the domestication of animals
