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domesticate
transitive verb domesticated, domesticating
- to accustom to home life; make domestic
- to tame (wild animals) and breed for human use
- to adapt and cultivate (wild plants) for human use
- to introduce (foreign animals or plants) into another region or country; naturalize
- to bring (a foreign custom, word, etc.) into a region or country and make it acceptable
intransitive verb
Archaic to become domestic
Related Forms:
- domestication noun
See domesticate in American Heritage Dictionary 4
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