domesticate
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Pronunciation [edit]
- (verb) IPA: /dəˈmɛstɪkeɪt/, X-SAMPA: /d@"mEstIkeIt/
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- (noun) IPA: /dəˈmɛstɪkət/, X-SAMPA: /d@"mEstIk@t/
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Verb [edit]
domesticate (third-person singular simple present domesticates, present participle domesticating, simple past and past participle domesticated)
- (transitive) To make domestic.
- (transitive) To make fit for domestic life.
- (transitive) To adapt to live with humans.
- The Russian claims to have successfully domesticated foxes.
- (intransitive) To adapt to live with humans.
- Dogs have clearly domesticated more than cats.
- (transitive) To make a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.
Translations [edit]
to make domestic
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to make fit for domestic life
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to adapt to live with humans
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Noun [edit]
domesticate (plural domesticates)
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Verb [edit]
domesticate
- second-person plural present indicative of domesticare
- second-person plural imperative of domesticare
- Feminine plural of domesticato
