domesticates
Makes wild things pets
Domesticates means tames or adapts wild animals or plants for human use: Humans first domesticated dogs thousands of years ago.
The process involves breeding for traits that make species more useful or manageable.
Figuratively, to domesticate is to make something feel homely or bring it under control: Marriage domesticated him.
The noun domesticate refers to any domesticated species.
Makes docile
- breedsCultivated animal varieties
- trainsLinked rail carriages
- herdsGroups of grazing animals
- cattleDomesticated bovines kept commercially
sheep · goats · pigs · chickens · horses · dogs · cats · ducks
Nurtures toward growth
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- harvestGathering mature crops
- farmingCultivating land for food
tillage · irrigation · fertilizer · grafting · propagation · hybridizes · orchards · gardens
tames
Makes docile
cattle · sheep · goats · pigs · chickens · horses · dogs · cats · ducks · geese
cultivates
Nurtures toward growth
- cropsCultivated plants for harvest
- agricultureCultivation of land, livestock
- harvestGathering mature crops
farming · tillage · irrigation · fertilizer · grafting · propagation · hybridizes · orchards · gardens · wheat
family
Related people together
- homeOne's personal residence
- settlesComes to rest
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
household · dwelling · residence · hearth · homestead · nesting · routines · chores · habits · civilizes
- settling downmarriage, marries, homeownership, buying a house, starting a family
- localizespinpoints, identifies, situates, positions, places
- 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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