DOMESTICATE

• (verb) make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

  "The horse was domesticated a long time ago", "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

  synonyms : tame

• (verb) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

  "He tames lions for the circus", "reclaim falcons"

  synonyms : domesticise , domesticize , reclaim , tame

• (verb) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

  "domesticate oats", "tame the soil"

  synonyms : cultivate , naturalise , naturalize , tame

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Mnemonics for domesticate

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