1. domesticate - verb
· adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
Synonym(s): cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
Hypernym(s): adapt, accommodate
2. domesticate - verb
· overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
Synonym(s): domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
Hypernym(s): change, alter, modify
3. domesticate - verb
· 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"
Synonym(s): tame
Hypernym(s): adapt, accommodate
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