domesticate

(noun, verb)

noun

1. An animal or plant that has been domesticated.

verb

1. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

- domesticate oats

Similar word(s): cultivate, naturalise, naturalize, tame

Definition categories: change, accommodate, adapt

2. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

Similar word(s): domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame

Definition categories: change, alter, modify

3. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

- The horse was domesticated a long time ago

Similar word(s): tame

Definition categories: change, accommodate, adapt

Sentences with domesticate as a verb:

- The Russian claims to have successfully domesticated foxes.

- Dogs have clearly domesticated more than cats.