Synonyms for domesticate
dəˈmɛs tɪˌkeɪt; -kɪtdo·mes·ti·cate

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1. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tameverb

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

   "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

   Synonyms:
   reclaim, educate, naturalise, cultivate, domesticize, civilize, school, moderate, crop, work, naturalize, domesticise, tone down, train, tame, civilise, chasten, subdue

2. domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tameverb

   overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

   "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

   Synonyms:
   recover, reclaim, chasten, naturalise, cultivate, domesticize, regenerate, naturalize, moderate, rectify, domesticise, tone down, repossess, tame, reform, subdue

3. domesticate, tameverb

   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"

   Synonyms:
   naturalize, tame, chasten, subdue, domesticise, reclaim, moderate, tone down, cultivate, naturalise, domesticize

Matched Categories

1. • Adapt
   • Animal
   • Change
   • Plant

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1. domesticateverb

   Synonyms:
   make domestic, accustom to keep at home

2. domesticateverb

   Synonyms:
   tame, attach to the house

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1. Gerry Bowler:

   They wanted to domesticate Christmas, bring it indoors, and focus it on children.