Domesticate

Pronunciation

• verb IPA: /dəˈmÉ›stɪkeɪt/
• noun IPA: /dəˈmÉ›stɪkÉ™t/

Origin

domestic + -ate

Full definition of domesticate

Verb

1. (transitive) To make domestic.
2. (transitive) To make fit for domestic life.
3. (transitive) To adapt to live with humans.The Russian claims to have successfully domesticated foxes.
4. (intransitive) To adapt to live with humans.Dogs have clearly domesticated more than cats.
5. (transitive) 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.

Related terms

• domesticated
• domestication