See Also: domesticate(medicine)
domesticate(1)(dictionary)
domesticate(2)(dictionary)
domesticate(dictionary)

domesticate(2) (iou)



domesticate verb. M17.
[medieval Latin domesticat- pa. ppl stem of domesticare, from Latin domesticus: see DOMESTIC, -ATE3.]
verb trans. Settle as a member of a household; cause to feel at home; naturalize (esp. a plant or animal). M17.
Gladstone An element in the Greek nation originally foreign, but now domesticated.
verb trans. Accustom (an animal) to being kept by or to living with humans; bring under control, tame. M17.
C. G. Seligman They possess no domesticated animals except the dog.
verb trans. Attach (a person) to home life and household matters; make domestic. M18.
G. Greene The domesticated man with a devoted wife and six children to support. M. Bradbury Henry has domesticated the space, and filled it with potted plants.
verb intrans. Live on familiar terms or at home with; take up residence, settle down. M18-M19.
domesti'cation noun the action of domesticating; the fact of being domesticated: L18.
domesticator noun L19.