domesticate
/dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪt/
- Verb
- to breed or train (an animal) to need and accept the care of human beings
- Humans have domesticated dogs/cattle/chickens.
- Horses and oxen have been domesticated to work on farms.
- to grow (a plant) for human use
- Native Americans domesticated corn.
- to train (someone) to behave in an appropriate way at home (such as by using good manners, being polite, being helpful, etc.)
- She jokes that dogs are easier to domesticate than men.
Những từ liên quan với DOMESTICATE
acclimatize, reclaim, familiarize, corral, raise, break, breed, bust, gentle, subdue, naturalize, accustom