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/dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪt/
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adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
tame the soil
domesticate oats -
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
The horse was domesticated a long time ago -
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
He tames lions for the circus
reclaim falcons
How To Use domesticate In A Sentence
- Remains of domesticated cattle dating to 6,500 B.C. have been found in Turkey and other sites in the Near East.
- As for the problem…one wonders if the africanized honeybee is having similar problems or if it is limited to the “domesticated” variety. Bees still alive and buzzing | The Blog of Michael R. Eades, M.D.
- The other group migrated into South America, where it survives today as wild guanacos and vicunas and domesticated llamas and alpacas.
- In theory, this could be a smart strategic move but it is likely to "domesticate" Julian Assange; running such an NGO would require too many boring meetings with potential funders many of whom have already been alienated by the organisation and a nine-to-five office routine - the exact opposite of the glamorous nomadic lifestyle that the founder of WikiLeaks has become famous for. The Guardian World News
- To deepen his predicament, because he is single, his advisers and confidants are generally undomesticated guys just like him. Where Have The Good Men Gone?
- Some ethnobotanists and anthropologists are convinced that root and tuber crops were among the first plants to be domesticated.
- Domesticated grain contains less crude protein than its wild counterpart, and a higher percentage of carbohydrate.
- Behold the domesticated guinea pig (Cavia aperea f. porcellus ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science
- Domesticated donkeys can be bred at any time of year, wild asses generally breed in the wet season.
- IT is well understood that genetic change provides the basis for adaptation processes in natural and domesticated populations.