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domesticate
(d/@/'m/E/st/@/,k/eI/t )

verb (v)

  • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment(verb.change)
    Example:
    Domesticate oats.
    source: wordnet30
  • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable(verb.change)
    source: wordnet30
  • make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans(verb.change)
    Example:
    The horse was domesticated a long time ago.
    Synonym:
    tame
    source: wordnet30
  • To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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