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ตัวอย่างประโยคจาก Tanaka JP-EN Corpus
domesticatCats were domesticated by the Egyptians.
domesticatIn contrast to the dog, the cat has become domesticated only in recent times.
domesticatIn order to live happily and healthily with parakeets or parrots (you should) think about the behavioral science of domesticated birds and of pet loss.

WordNet (3.0)
domesticate(v) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment, Syn. tame, cultivate, naturalise, naturalize, Example: domesticate oats; tame the soil
domesticate(v) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable, Syn. domesticize, domesticise, tame, reclaim, Example: He tames lions for the circus; reclaim falcons
domesticate(v) make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans, Syn. tame, Example: The horse was domesticated a long time ago; The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
domestication(n) adaptation to intimate association with human beings
domestication(n) accommodation to domestic life, Example: her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication

The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
Domesticate

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Domesticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Domesticating. ] [ LL. domesticatus, p. p. of domesticare to reside in, to tame. See Domestic, a. ] 1. To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To cause to be, as it were, of one's family or country; as, to domesticate a foreign custom or word. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild animals; to domesticate a plant. [ 1913 Webster ]

domesticated

adj. 1. tame, tamed; -- of animals. Opposite of wild.
Syn. -- domestic. [ WordNet 1.5 +PJC ]

2. accustomed to home life; as, some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. acclimated to a new environment; -- of plants or animals.
Syn. -- naturalized, nonnative. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

Domestication

n. [ Cf. F. domestication. ] The act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals. [ 1913 Webster ]

Domesticator

n. One who domesticates. [ 1913 Webster ]

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