domesticating

Variant of domesticate

domesticate definition

do·mes·ti·cate (dō mes′ti kāt′, də-)

transitive verb domesticated -·cat′ed, domesticating -·cat′·ing

  1. to accustom to home life; make domestic
    1. to tame (wild animals) and breed for human use
    2. to adapt and cultivate (wild plants) for human use
    3. to introduce (foreign animals or plants) into another region or country; naturalize
  3. to bring (a foreign custom, word, etc.) into a region or country and make it acceptable

Etymology: < ML domesticatus, pp. of domesticare, to tame, live in a family < L domesticus < domus: see dome

intransitive verb

Archaic to become domestic

Related Forms:

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