domesticate
🇺🇸
/dəˈmestɪkeɪt/
🇬🇧
/dəˈmestɪkeɪt/
verb
R
To get a wild animal to live with humans and be useful or friendly.
People have been domesticating dogs for thousands of years.
R
To start growing a type of plant for people to use, like food or materials.
Ancient people domesticated wheat to make bread.
R
To make someone good at home tasks like cooking or cleaning, and enjoy being at home.
It's not easy to domesticate someone who loves adventure.
translation
To get a wild animal to live with humans and be useful or friendly.; To start growing a type of plant for people to use, like food or materials.; To make someone good at home tasks like cooking or cleaning, and enjoy being at home.
Word Forms
3rd Present
domesticates
Past
domesticated
Perfect
domesticated
Progressive
domesticating