domesticating
Training wild creatures
Domesticating is the present participle of domesticate, which means to tame wild animals or plants for human use and companionship.
The process typically spans generations, breeding organisms for traits that make them more useful or docile: Humans began domesticating dogs thousands of years ago.
Figuratively, domesticating can describe making something more familiar or manageable, or settling someone into home life: Marriage had a way of domesticating him.
Making docile or calm
- subduingBringing under control
- breakingComing apart suddenly
- calmingInducing a settled state
- pacifyingCalming someone agitated
restraining · handling · capturing · enclosure · confinement · bridle · harness · muzzle
Adjusting to new conditions
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- familiarizationBecoming acquainted with something
- integrationCombining into a whole
assimilation · acculturation · naturalization · settling · normalization · adjustment · acclimating · desensitizing
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
- selective breedingControlled reproduction for traits
husbandry · germinating · crossbreeding · seedstock · heirloom varieties · hybridization · lineage · bloodlines
Compliance with authority
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- clickerHandheld button device
- treatsSnacks given as rewards
rewards · leash · crate · socialization · behavioral conditioning · positive reinforcement · sit · stay
Managing domestic life
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- housebreakingTraining pets' bathroom habits
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
- litter trainingTeaching pets indoor toileting
feeding schedules · enclosures · cages · bedding · grooming · veterinary care · companionship · living spaces
gentling
Making docile or calm
pacifying · restraining · handling · capturing · enclosure · confinement · bridle · harness · muzzle · collar
acclimatization
Adjusting to new conditions
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
- conditioningLearned behavioral adaptation
- familiarizationBecoming acquainted with something
integration · assimilation · acculturation · naturalization · settling · normalization · adjustment · acclimating · desensitizing · habituating
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- nurturingSupportive care-giving
selective breeding · husbandry · germinating · crossbreeding · seedstock · heirloom varieties · hybridization · lineage · bloodlines · pedigree
obedience
Compliance with authority
- commandsAuthoritative orders given
- reinforcementAdding support or encouragement
- clickerHandheld button device
treats · rewards · leash · crate · socialization · behavioral conditioning · positive reinforcement · sit · stay · heel
homemaking
Managing domestic life
- nestingMaking a dwelling
- housebreakingTraining pets' bathroom habits
- cohabitationDwelling together unmarried
litter training · feeding schedules · enclosures · cages · bedding · grooming · veterinary care · companionship · living spaces · shelter
- getting used tohabituation, adapting, adjusting, familiarization, acclimation
domesticatingreleasing
Allowing to escape
freeing · liberating · setting free · emancipating · letting loose
- animal domesticationBreeding wildlife for human use