Domesticate
21domesticate — verb (T) to make an animal able to live with people as a pet or work for them on a farm compare tame 2 (2) domestication noun (U) …
22domesticate — v 1. tame, gentle; train, housebreak; break, Sl. bust. 2. familiarize, naturalize, habituate, orient, break in; habituate, accustom, assimilate, acclimate; domiciliate …
23domesticate — do•mes•ti•cate v. [[t]dəˈmɛs tɪˌkeɪt[/t]] n. [[t] kɪt[/t]] v. cat•ed, cat•ing, n. 1) ahb. anb to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses 2) ahb. anb to tame (an animal), esp. by generations of breeding, to live in close association with… …
24domesticate — /dəˈmɛstəkeɪt / (say duh mestuhkayt) verb (t) (domesticated, domesticating) 1. to convert to domestic uses; tame. 2. to attach to home life or affairs. 3. to cause to be or feel at home; naturalise. {domestic + ate1} –domestication… …
25domesticate — Ho olaka …
26domesticate — v.tr. 1 tame (an animal) to live with humans. 2 accustom to home life and management. 3 naturalize (a plant or animal). Derivatives: domesticable adj. domestication n. Etymology: med.L domesticare (as DOMESTIC) …
27con-domesticate — …
28Domesticated — Domesticate Do*mes ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Domesticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Domesticating.}] [LL. domesticatus, p. p. of domesticare to reside in, to tame. See {Domestic}, a.] 1. To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to… …
29Domesticating — Domesticate Do*mes ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Domesticated}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Domesticating.}] [LL. domesticatus, p. p. of domesticare to reside in, to tame. See {Domestic}, a.] 1. To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to… …
30domestication — domesticate ► VERB 1) tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce. 2) cultivate (a plant) for food. DERIVATIVES domestication noun …
