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English verb: domesticate | |||
| 1. | domesticate (change) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||
| Samples | Domesticate oats. Tame the soil. | ||
| Synonyms | cultivate, naturalise, naturalize, tame | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accommodate, adapt | ||
| Domain category | flora, plant, plant life | ||
| 2. | domesticate (change) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable | ||
| Samples | He tames lions for the circus. Reclaim falcons. | ||
| Synonyms | domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | break, break in | ||
| Verb group | domesticate, tame | ||
| Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
| 3. | domesticate (change) make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans | ||
| Samples | The horse was domesticated a long time ago. The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog. | ||
| Synonyms | tame | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accommodate, adapt | ||
| Verb group | domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame | ||
| Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
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