Definition of domesticate Domesticate
/dʌmɛˈstʌkejˌt/ - [dumestukeyt] - do•mes•ti•cate
We found 13 definitions of domesticate from 5 different sources.
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What does domesticate mean?
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| domesticate - overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" | ||
| domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame | ||
| modify, alter, change make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage" | ||
| animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | ||
| break in, break make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern" | ||
| domesticate - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" | ||
| cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame | ||
| adapt, accommodate make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" | ||
| plant life, flora, plant (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion | ||
| domesticate - 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" | ||
| tame | ||
| adapt, accommodate make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose; "Adapt our native cuisine to the available food resources of the new country" | ||
| animal, animate being, beast, brute, fauna, creature a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | ||
| domesticise, domesticize, domesticate, reclaim, tame 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" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- domesticate (Noun)
An animal or plant that has been domesticated. - domesticate (Verb)
To make domestic. - domesticate (Verb)
To make fit for domestic life. - domesticate (Verb)
To adapt to live with humans. - domesticate (Verb)
To make a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- domesticate (a.)
To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self. - domesticate (a.)
To cause to be, as it were, of one's family or country; as, to domesticate a foreign custom or word. - domesticate (a.)
To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild animals; to domesticate a plant.
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domesticate
To make obedient, docile and tractable; to train to follow orders of the owner.  
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🔤- domesticate, verb, present, 1st person singular of domesticate (infinitive).
- domesticate, verb (infinitive).
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