v. t. | 1. | To make domestic; to habituate to home life; |
2. | To cause to be, as it were, of one's family or country; | |
3. | To tame or reclaim from a wild state; |
Verb | 1. | domesticate - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" |
2. | domesticate - overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" | |
3. | domesticate - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" Synonyms: tame |