domesticate

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verb

do·mes·ti·cate də-ˈme-sti-ˌkāt How to pronounce domesticate (audio)

domesticated; domesticating

transitive verb

: to bring into use in one's own country : to bring into domestic use : adopt

started to domesticate European customs

: to adapt (an animal or plant) over time from a wild or natural state especially by selective breeding to life in close association with and to the benefit of humans

The Asian equids, including the now-endangered Przewalski's horse, apparently provided the stock from which the horse was domesticated five to six thousand years ago.

Bruce J. MacFadden

But every reader addicted to coffee can thank ancient Ethiopian farmers for domesticating the coffee plant.

Jared Diamond

: to cause to become adapted to life in a household : to make fit for domestic life

wasn't interested in becoming domesticated

: to bring to the level of ordinary people

Example Sentences

Verb Horses and oxen have been domesticated to work on farms. She jokes that dogs are easier to domesticate than men.

Recent Examples on the Web

Verb

An unheralded entrepreneur born in Urbana, Ill., outwitted the titans of industry in the effort to domesticate the untamed American roads of the early 20th century.

Fox News, 18 June 2022 This is the path our hunter-gatherer ancestors followed, gradually engineering local ecosystems to slowly domesticate favorable weeds or fruits, or animals from dogs to ducks that tended to hang around near human settlements.

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022 Instead of constantly trying to domesticate my outdoor road bikes, why not ride something that had been bred for the specific requirements of its native environment and not have to switch between them?

Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2020 And if humans can figure out a way to domesticate hyenas, then jackals and dingoes cannot be far behind.

Joe Queenan, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022 Among the green forests and pristine mountain air, inmates wearing blue shirts and bluejeans would learn to battle wildfires, domesticate wild horses and clear trees for hiking trails.

New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022 But Charles Darwin, who had spent his career struggling to domesticate the idea that life had emerged by a natural, gradual process, disavowed any inheritance of revolutionary or Francophile tendencies.

Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2021 Here is a current list of states which allow out-of-state businesses to domesticate within the state's borders.

Allbusiness, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 Hillman came up with new theories about how Neolithic man foraged ancient wild wheat, barley and other grains and eventually learned to domesticate these wild strains.

Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021

Noun

Many of the herbivores grazing the mixed scrub are tough domesticates standing in as surrogates for extinct species.

Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020 The idea was first floated in 2016 when a group including University of São Paulo plant physiologist Lázaro Eustáquio Pereira Peres revealed a plan to re-domesticate tomatoes.

Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2019 Their brains are smaller than chimpanzees’, a shift also seen in many domesticates.

John Hawks, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019 So if ants are growing wet habitat-loving fungi, and remove them to a dry habitat, that's sort of like humans taking one of their domesticates out of its native range.

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 12 Apr. 2017 So if ants are growing wet habitat-loving fungi, and remove them to a dry habitat, that's sort of like humans taking one of their domesticates out of its native range.

Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 12 Apr. 2017 See More

Word History

Etymology

Verb

see domestic entry 1

Noun

see domestic entry 1

First Known Use

Verb

circa 1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1951, in the meaning defined above

单词	domesticate
释义	domesticate 1 of 2 verb do·mes·ti·cate də-ˈme-sti-ˌkāt domesticated; domesticating transitive verb 1 : to bring into use in one's own country : to bring into domestic use : adopt started to domesticate European customs 2 : to adapt (an animal or plant) over time from a wild or natural state especially by selective breeding to life in close association with and to the benefit of humans The Asian equids, including the now-endangered Przewalski's horse, apparently provided the stock from which the horse was domesticated five to six thousand years ago. Bruce J. MacFadden But every reader addicted to coffee can thank ancient Ethiopian farmers for domesticating the coffee plant. Jared Diamond 3 : to cause to become adapted to life in a household : to make fit for domestic life wasn't interested in becoming domesticated 4 : to bring to the level of ordinary people domesticate 2 of 2 noun do·mes·ti·cate də-ˈme-sti-kət -ˌkāt : a domesticated (see domesticate entry 1 sense 2) animal or plant Example Sentences Verb Horses and oxen have been domesticated to work on farms. She jokes that dogs are easier to domesticate than men. Recent Examples on the Web Verb An unheralded entrepreneur born in Urbana, Ill., outwitted the titans of industry in the effort to domesticate the untamed American roads of the early 20th century. Fox News, 18 June 2022 This is the path our hunter-gatherer ancestors followed, gradually engineering local ecosystems to slowly domesticate favorable weeds or fruits, or animals from dogs to ducks that tended to hang around near human settlements. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 May 2022 Instead of constantly trying to domesticate my outdoor road bikes, why not ride something that had been bred for the specific requirements of its native environment and not have to switch between them? Tom Vanderbilt, Outside Online, 14 Mar. 2020 And if humans can figure out a way to domesticate hyenas, then jackals and dingoes cannot be far behind. Joe Queenan, WSJ, 20 Jan. 2022 Among the green forests and pristine mountain air, inmates wearing blue shirts and bluejeans would learn to battle wildfires, domesticate wild horses and clear trees for hiking trails. New York Times, 10 Jan. 2022 But Charles Darwin, who had spent his career struggling to domesticate the idea that life had emerged by a natural, gradual process, disavowed any inheritance of revolutionary or Francophile tendencies. Jessica Riskin, The New York Review of Books, 11 Mar. 2021 Here is a current list of states which allow out-of-state businesses to domesticate within the state's borders. Allbusiness, Forbes, 8 Sep. 2021 Hillman came up with new theories about how Neolithic man foraged ancient wild wheat, barley and other grains and eventually learned to domesticate these wild strains. Joshua Hammer, Smithsonian Magazine, 18 Aug. 2021 Noun Many of the herbivores grazing the mixed scrub are tough domesticates standing in as surrogates for extinct species. Christopher Preston, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2020 The idea was first floated in 2016 when a group including University of São Paulo plant physiologist Lázaro Eustáquio Pereira Peres revealed a plan to re-domesticate tomatoes. Jonathon Keats, Discover Magazine, 15 Apr. 2019 Their brains are smaller than chimpanzees’, a shift also seen in many domesticates. John Hawks, WSJ, 25 Jan. 2019 So if ants are growing wet habitat-loving fungi, and remove them to a dry habitat, that's sort of like humans taking one of their domesticates out of its native range. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 12 Apr. 2017 So if ants are growing wet habitat-loving fungi, and remove them to a dry habitat, that's sort of like humans taking one of their domesticates out of its native range. Brian Handwerk, Smithsonian, 12 Apr. 2017 See More Word History Etymology Verb see domestic entry 1 Noun see domestic entry 1 First Known Use Verb circa 1639, in the meaning defined at sense 1 Noun 1951, in the meaning defined above Kids Definition domesticate verb do·mes·ti·cate də-ˈme-sti-ˌkāt domesticated; domesticating : to bring under the control of and make usable by humans Humans domesticated dogs thousands of years ago. domesticate verb as in to cultivate to change (a wild animal or plant) over time to make it more suited to life with or use by humans Humans domesticated wolves to produce man's best friend. Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance cultivate propagate train use breed utilize produce adapt grow adopt nurture adjust naturalize master raise accustom habituate foster plant shape promote conform acclimate tailor culture borrow subdue edit accommodate condition habilitate put crop acclimatize fashion subjugate suit usurp fit dominate conquer vanquish modify convert pacify dress overpower transform subordinate doctor sow bring up rear subject appropriate alter embrace revise recast reinvent reclaim arrogate recycle reengineer refocus take over remake take up redesign rework espouse remodel refashion redevelop take on redo revamp refigure rejigger make over refit
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