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| 1. | [ verb ] make (animals) fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans | |
| Synonyms: | tame | |
| Examples: | "The horse was domesticated a long time ago" "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" |
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| Related terms: | adapt animal | |
| 2. | [ verb ] adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | |
| Synonyms: | naturalize naturalise tame cultivate | |
| Examples: | "domesticate oats" "tame the soil" |
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| Related terms: | adapt plant naturalization naturalisation | |
| 3. | [ verb ] overcome the wildness of (an animal); make docile and tractable | |
| Synonyms: | domesticise reclaim tame domesticize | |
| Examples: | "He tames lions for the circus" |
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| Related terms: | change tame break_in animal | |
| Similar spelling: |
domesticated domestic_cat domestic domestication domestic_goat domesticize domesticise domestically domestic_help domestic_carp domestic_sheep domestic_llama domesticity domestic_dog domestic_ass domestic_fowl downstair |
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