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domesticate

verb

make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

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Word length
11
Starts with
D
Ends with
E
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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verb

  1. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

    “The horse was domesticated a long time ago”

verb

  1. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

    “He tames lions for the circus”

verb

  1. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

    “domesticate oats”

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Example Sentences

The horse was domesticated a long time ago
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
He tames lions for the circus
reclaim falcons
domesticate oats
tame the soil

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