domesticate
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.