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domesticize

 
Dictionary: do·mes·ti·cize   (də-mĕs'tĭ-sīz') pronunciation
 
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tr.v., -cized, -ciz·ing, -ciz·es.

To domesticate.


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verb

    To train to live with and be of use to people: domesticate, gentle, master, tame. See wild/tame.

 
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: overcome the wildness of (an animal); make docile and tractable
  Synonyms: domesticate, domesticise, reclaim, tame

 
 
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