domestication

Definition of Domestication in English :

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Noun

1. domestication

adaptation to intimate association with human beings

2. domestication, tameness

the attribute of having been domesticated

tameness

3. domestication

accommodation to domestic life

Example Sentences:
'her explorer husband resisted all her attempts at domestication'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Domestication

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verb (transitive)

1.

to bring or keep (wild animals or plants) under control or cultivation

2.

to accustom to home life

3.

to adapt to an environment

to domesticate foreign trees

Domestication

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verb transitiveWord forms: doˈmestiˌcated or doˈmestiˌcating

1.

to accustom to home life; make domestic

2.

a.

to tame (wild animals) and breed for human use

b.

to adapt and cultivate (wild plants) for human use

c.

to introduce (foreign animals or plants) into another region or country; naturalize

3.

to bring (a foreign custom, word, etc.) into a region or country and make it acceptable

verb intransitive

4. Archaic

to become domestic

Domestication

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tr.v. do·mes·ti·cat·ed, do·mes·ti·cat·ing, do·mes·ti·cates

1. To cause to feel comfortable at home; make domestic.

2. To adopt or make fit for domestic use or life.

3.

a. To train or adapt (an animal or plant) to live in a human environment and be of use to humans.

b. To introduce and accustom (an animal or plant) into another region; naturalize.

n. (-kət, -kāt′)

A plant or animal that has been adapted to live in a human environment.

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