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domesticateto tame wild animals and breed them for human use

Part of speech: VERB

Definition: to tame wild animals and breed them for human use

Pronunciation (IPA): /dəˈmestɪkeɪt/

Korean meaning: 야생동물을 길들여 사육하다

Korean pronunciation: 더**메**스티케이트

Example Sentences

  • My wife is trying to domesticate me, but I still leave socks everywhere.
  • Scientists believe cats domesticated themselves by hanging around human settlements.
  • Good luck trying to domesticate a teenager - even wolves are easier to train.

domesticate

VERB

//dəˈmestɪkeɪt//

to tame wild animals and breed them for human use

domesticate concept
💡 Concept

He domesticates a wild wolf — it slowly sits calmly beside him, no longer aggressive.

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domesticate rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

Domesticate the wild you hate — regulate, then it calms its state.

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/dəˈmestɪkeɪt/
🇬🇧 UK/dəˈmestɪkeɪt/

🌳Etymology

Rootdomest
Suffix--icate

Origin

From Latin domesticatus, the past participle of domesticare, which derives from domesticus meaning 'of the house or home,' from domus meaning 'house.' The suffix -ate was added to create a verb form.

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🎵Rhyme

communicateanticipateappreciate
communicate
anticipate
appreciate

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📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My wife is trying to domesticate me, but I still leave socks everywhere.

Scientists believe cats domesticated themselves by hanging around human settlements.

😄 Fun example

Good luck trying to domesticate a teenager - even wolves are easier to train.

The process to domesticate rice took thousands of years of selective breeding.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

tamecultivatecivilizetrain

Antonyms

wildferaluntamed

Related

domesticdomesticationlivestockagriculturebreeding