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1. domesticate
verb. ['dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪt'] make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ate (English)
- domestic (English)
- domesticus (Latin)
Rhymes with Domesticate
- abdicate
- adjudicate
- advocate
- aguacate
- allocate
- aluminosilicate
- authenticate
- bifurcate
- bifurcate
- cheapskate
- communicate
- complicate
- confiscate
- dedicate
- deprecate
- duplicate
- educate
- educate
- equivocate
- eradicate
Sentences with domesticate
1. Verb, base form
The plants typically grow in the wild and are hard to domesticate.
2. Verb, non-3rd person singular present
Silk manufacturers domesticate silkworms and raise them in artificial settings to control how the silk gets harvested.
Quotes about domesticate
1. It might be a good idea if, like the White Queen, we practiced believing six impossible things every morning before breakfast, for we are called on to believe what to many people is impossible. Instead of rejoicing in this glorious "impossible"which gives meaning and dignity to our lives, we try to domesticate God, to make his might actions comprehensible to our finite minds.
- Madeleine L'Engle
2. domesticate
verb. ['dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪt'] adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment.
Synonyms
Antonyms
Etymology
- -ate (English)
- domestic (English)
- domesticus (Latin)