Domesticate
Related Definitions
[v] make (animals) 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"
[v] overcome the wildness of (an animal); make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
[v] adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
Related Terms
acclimate, acclimatize, accommodate, accustom, adapt, adjust, anchor, billet at, bivouac, break, break in, break to harness, burrow, bust, camp, case harden, colonize, come to anchor, condition, confirm, domesticize, domiciliate, drop anchor, ensconce, es