| VERB | change | domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment |
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| change | domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame | overcome the wildness of | |
| change | domesticate, tame | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans |
| Sounds | dahmeh'stahkey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "domesticate oats" | |
| Synonyms | cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame | |
| Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
| Broader | adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
| Spanish | aclimatarse, naturalizar | |
| Catalan | aclimatar-se, naturalitzar | |
| Meaning | Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Synonyms | domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame | |
| Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Narrower | break in, break | make submissive, obedient, or useful |
| Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
| Similar to | domesticate, tame | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans |
| Spanish | amansar, contener, domar, domeñar, dominar, someter | |
| Catalan | amansar, amansir, contenir, domar, dominar, sotmetre | |
| Meaning | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Example | "The horse was domesticated a long time ago" | |
| Synonym | tame | |
| Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
| Broader | adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
| Similar to | domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame | Overcome the wildness of |
| Spanish | domesticar | |
| Catalan | domesticar | |
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