domesticate
English Thesaurus
1. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | accommodate, adapt, |
| definition | : | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose (verb.change) |
2. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | break, break in, |
| definition | : | make submissive, obedient, or useful (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | domesticate, tame, |
| definition | : | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (verb.change) |
3. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | accommodate, adapt, |
| definition | : | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | flora, plant, plant life, |
| definition | : | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops) |
4. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb.change)
| derivation | : | tamer, |
| definition | : | an animal trainer who tames wild animals (noun.person) |
5. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb.change)
| derivation | : | naturalisation, naturalization, |
| definition | : | the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous (noun.act) |
6. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb.change)
| derivation | : | tamer, |
| definition | : | an animal trainer who tames wild animals (noun.person) |
7. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb.change)
| derivation | : | naturalisation, naturalization, |
| definition | : | the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous (noun.act) |
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