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Domesticate Common

Origin: Latin suffix -ate

Domesticate has 5 different meanings across 1 category:

Verb

Definitions
Noun
1

An animal or plant that has been domesticated.

Verb
1

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

"domesticate oats"

"tame the soil"

2

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

"He tames lions for the circus"

"reclaim falcons"

3

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"

4

To make domestic.

Example Sentences
"domesticate oats" verb
"tame the soil" verb
"He tames lions for the circus" verb
"reclaim falcons" verb
"The horse was domesticated a long time ago" verb
"The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" verb
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
adapt change
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
break in
Rhyming Words
ate bate late gate kate date wate cate rate nate oate sate tate jate hate mate fate yate agate skate
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