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Meaning of word domesticate from English dictionary with examples, synonyms and antonyms.
domesticate verb
Meaning : Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment.
Example :
Domesticate oats.
Tame the soil.
Synonyms : cultivate, naturalise, naturalize, tame
Meaning : Overcome the wildness of. Make docile and tractable.
Example :
He tames lions for the circus.
Reclaim falcons.
Synonyms : domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame
Meaning : Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans.
Example :
The horse was domesticated a long time ago.
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog.
Synonyms : tame
