domesticizev.
/dəˈmɛstɪsʌɪz//dəʊˈmɛstɪsʌɪz/ transitive. = domesticate v.
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the world > food and drink > farming > animal husbandry > animal keeping practices general > [verb (transitive)] > tame or train
temec1000
tamec1315
faite1362
daunt1377
afaitea1393
reclaima1393
chastisec1400
makea1425
meekc1429
break1474
enter1490
train?1532
law1534
dressc1540
meeken1591
correct1594
subjugate1595
cicure1599
unwild1605
cicurate1606
mancipate1623
familiarize1634
domesticate1641
gentle1651
domesticize1656
civilize1721
educate1760
domiciliate1782
1656 Earl of Monmouth tr. T. Boccalini Ragguagli di Parnasso 63 Fair treatment doth domestichize even savage beasts.
1834 R. Southey Doctor I. 286 That most pleasant, salutiferous, and domesticizing beverage [sc. tea].
1890 Universal Rev. Jan. 13 If..electric power as a motive force admit of being domesticized, and so bring back the system of cottage labour.
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