Tikibu: pronunciation dictionary with use examples

Word: domesticate
IPA transcription: [dəm'ɛstək,eɪt]
verb meaning of the word
  • Synonyms: domesticate, tame
    Meaning: 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"
  • Synonyms: domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
    Meaning: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
  • Synonyms: domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
    Meaning: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
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