domesticate
Make fit home
To domesticate an animal or plant is to adapt it over generations for human use—breeding wolves into dogs, wild grasses into wheat.
The process implies taming, but goes further: domesticated species depend on humans and differ genetically from wild ancestors.
Figuratively, to domesticate someone is to make them more settled or conventional: Marriage domesticated him.
To domesticate an idea is to make it familiar or acceptable: The show domesticated Buddhism for Western audiences.
Made gentle, manageable
- breedCultivated variety of animal
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- livestockDomesticated farm animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
sheep · goat · pig · horse · chicken · camel · llama · donkey
Remove impurities from
- socializeInteract with others
- acculturateAdopt another group's practices
- civilizeDevelop social order
- assimilateAbsorb and incorporate fully
conform · cultured · mannered · sophisticated · polished · urbane · etiquette · proper
Soft and kind
- trainRail vehicle or instruct
- subdueBring under control
- break inUnlawful entry
- conditionState or stipulation
discipline · habituate · acclimate · socialize · familiarize · accustom · adapt · manage
Grow or develop purposefully
- cropCultivated agricultural plants
- harvestGathering mature crops
- seedEmbryonic plant capsule
- sowImplant in earth
propagate · grafting · hybridize · wheat · rice · maize · barley · potato
tame
Made gentle, manageable
cattle · sheep · goat · pig · horse · chicken · camel · llama · donkey · reindeer
refine
Remove impurities from
- socializeInteract with others
- acculturateAdopt another group's practices
- civilizeDevelop social order
assimilate · conform · cultured · mannered · sophisticated · polished · urbane · etiquette · proper · respectable
gentle
Soft and kind
condition · discipline · habituate · acclimate · socialize · familiarize · accustom · adapt · manage · reclaim
cultivate
Grow or develop purposefully
sow · propagate · grafting · hybridize · wheat · rice · maize · barley · potato · tomato
companion
One who keeps company
goldfish · parrot · canine · feline · aquarium · leash · collar · veterinarian · neuter · spay
home
One's personal residence
homemaker · chores · housekeeping · laundry · cooking · cleaning · settle down · nest · cozy · routine
- adaptadapt, adjust, acclimate, accommodate, accustom
domesticatewild
Not domesticated or controlled
feral · untamed · undomesticated · savage · natural
- domesticated speciesLife forms bred by humans
- domesticated duckTamed quacking waterfowl
- animal domesticationBreeding wildlife for human use
- domesticated animalSpecies bred by people
- domesticated catsTamed feline companions
- domesticated birdFowl bred in captivity
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