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Third Person
domesticates
Present Participle
domesticating
Past Tense
domesticated
Past Participle
domesticated
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to change wild animals or plants for human use or cultivation
transitive
- Farmers have domesticated pigs, selecting traits for docility and suitability for farming.
- Ancient civilizations domesticated plants like wheat and rice, transforming them into staple crops for agriculture.
- Cats were domesticated in ancient Egypt to control pests in grain stores.
- The process of domesticating horses revolutionized transportation and agriculture.
- Some scientists are exploring the possibility of domesticating certain wild plants for food production in the future.
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to encourage someone to enjoy and become skilled in managing household responsibilities and activities
transitive
- She tried to domesticate her partner by teaching him how to cook and clean.
- Marriage seemed to domesticate him, as he started spending weekends gardening.
- She jokingly said that having a pet was her first step in domesticating herself.
- He resisted all her efforts to domesticate him, claiming housework wasn’t his forte.
- The reality of parenthood quickly domesticated the once carefree traveler.
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adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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