domesticate

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domesticate Definition

• (v) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
• (v) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
• (v) make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

domesticate Synonyms

• cultivate
• domesticate
• domesticise
• domesticize
• naturalise
• naturalize
• reclaim
• tame