domesticate

UK /dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/ US /dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/
verb 5noun 1

Definitions

verb

1

To make domestic.

2

To make (more) fit for domestic life.

"To answer your question, Tai's fine. She mostly just smokes socially these days." "You're domesticating her!" "We're domesticating each other. The other day I found myself reading a home decorating blog."

3

To adapt to live with humans.

The Russians claim to have successfully domesticated foxes.

4

To adapt to live with humans.

Dogs have clearly domesticated more than cats.

5

To make a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.

noun

1

An animal or plant that has been domesticated.

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