(v) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable, Syn.domesticize, domesticise, tame, reclaim, Example: He tames lions for the circus; reclaim falcons
(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
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 ]
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