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English verb: domesticise | |||
| 1. | domesticise (change) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable | ||
| Samples | He tames lions for the circus. Reclaim falcons. | ||
| Synonyms | domesticate, 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 | ||
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