| 释义 |
Adjective: domesticated du'mestu`keytud- Converted or adapted to domestic use
"domesticated plants like maize"
- domestic - Accustomed to home life
"some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it"
Verb: domesticate du'mestu`keyt- Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"
- cultivate, naturalize, naturalise [Brit], tame - Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
- domesticize, domesticise [Brit], reclaim, tame - Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
"The horse was domesticated a long time ago"
- tame
See also: domestic, tame, tamed Type of: accommodate, adapt, alter, change, modify Encyclopedia: Domesticate Domesticated |