| 释义 |
domesticize, v.|dəˈmɛstɪsaɪz, dəʊ-|
[f. domestic + -ize.]
trans. = domesticate.
1656Earl of Monmouth Advt. fr. Parnass. 63 Fair treatment doth domestichize even savage beasts. 1834Southey Doctor I. xxix. 286 That most pleasant, salutiferous, and domesticising beverage [tea]. 1890Univ. Rev. Jan. 13 If..electric power as a motive force admit of being domesticized, and so bring back the system of cottage labour. |