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Definition of domesticated



Overview of verb domesticate

The verb domesticate has 3 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame

(adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil")

2. domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame

(overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons")

3. domesticate, tame

(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")


Overview of adj domesticated

The adj domesticated has 2 senses? (no senses from tagged texts)
1. domestic, domesticated

(converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize")

2. domesticated

(accustomed to home life; "some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it")