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1. : to bring into use in one's own country : to bring into domestic use : adopt. started to domesticate European customs. 2. : to adapt (an animal or plant) over time from a wild or natural state especially by selective breeding to life in close association with and to the benefit of humans.
domesticate | American Dictionary. verb [ T ] us / dəˈmes·tɪˌkeɪt / Add to word list. to bring animals or plants under human control so that humans may use them as food, for power, or as friends. (Definition of domesticate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of domesticate. domesticate.
to adapt (a plant) so as to be cultivated by and beneficial to human beings. to accustom to household life or affairs. to take (something foreign, unfamiliar, etc.) for one's own use or purposes; adopt. to make more ordinary, familiar, acceptable, or the like: to domesticate radical ideas.
To domesticate something is to tame a wild animal or plant so it can live with people. Dogs and cats are called domesticated animals because they live with us peacefully. Nobody knows who first domesticated a wolf, but whoever it was was a very important person.
to bring animals or plants under human control so that humans may use them as food, for power, or as friends. (Definition of domesticate from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press) Examples of domesticate. domesticate.
domesticate somebody (often humorous) to make somebody good at cooking, caring for a house, etc.; to make somebody enjoy home life. Some men are very hard to domesticate. Word Origin. See domesticate in the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary See domesticate in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English. Check pronunciation: domesticate.
The meaning of DOMESTICATION is the act or process of domesticating something or someone or the state of being domesticated. How to use domestication in a sentence.
