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domesticate

/dɒmɪˈsteɪt/ verb · British & US
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What does domesticate mean?

verb

To make tame or tractable, especially by training or accustoming to human control; to bring under domestication. To adapt or make suitable for domestic use.

Example

"The farmer worked hard to domesticate the wild horses."

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