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domesticate

/dəˈmɛstɪkeɪt/

/dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪt/

Translations

domesticateverb

domesticated

Past Simple

domesticated

Past Participle

domesticating

Gerund

/dəˈmɛstɪkeɪt/

/dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪt/

одомашнивать

Humans began to domesticate animals thousands of years ago.

Люди начали одомашнивать животных тысячи лет назад.

Additional translations

Synonyms

domesticatenoun

domesticates

/dəˈmestɪkeɪt/

/dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪt/

Countable noun denoting an animal or plant that has been domesticated.

Synonyms

livestock

household pet

house pet

pet

tame animal

domesticated animal

Definitions

domesticateverb

To tame an animal and keep it as a pet or for farm produce.

Farmers domesticate wild animals to help with agricultural tasks.

To adapt a plant for cultivation by humans.

Over centuries, humans have domesticated many wild plants for food.

To make someone fond of and good at home life and the tasks it involves.

She managed to domesticate her partner, who now enjoys cooking and cleaning.

domesticatenoun

A domesticated animal or plant kept or raised by humans.

Early farmers relied on a variety of domesticates, such as goats and wheat, to sustain their communities.