domesticate 音标拼音: [dəm'ɛstək
, et]
vt . 养驯,使安于土地,教化
养驯,使安於土地,教化
domesticate v 1 :
adapt (
a wild plant or unclaimed land )
to the environment ;
"
domesticate oats "; "
tame the soil " [
synonym : {
domesticate },
{
cultivate }, {
naturalize }, {
naturalise }, {
tame }]
2 :
overcome the wildness of ;
make docile and tractable ; "
He tames lions for the circus "; "
reclaim falcons " [
synonym :
{
domesticate }, {
domesticize }, {
domesticise }, {
reclaim },
{
tame }]
3 :
make fit for cultivation ,
domestic life ,
and service to humans ; "
The horse was domesticated a long time ago "; "
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog " [
synonym :
{
domesticate }, {
tame }]
Domesticate \
Do *
mes "
ti *
cate \,
v .
t . [
imp . &
p .
p .
{
Domesticated };
p .
pr . &
vb .
n . {
Domesticating .}] [
LL .
domesticatus ,
p .
p .
of domesticare to reside in ,
to tame .
See {
Domestic },
a .]
1 .
To make domestic ;
to habituate to home life ;
as ,
to domesticate one '
s self .
[
1913 Webster ]
2 .
To cause to be ,
as it were ,
of one '
s family or country ;
as ,
to domesticate a foreign custom or word .
[
1913 Webster ]
3 .
To tame or reclaim from a wild state ;
as ,
to domesticate wild animals ;
to domesticate a plant .
[
1913 Webster ]
69 Moby Thesaurus words for "
domesticate ":
acclimate ,
acclimatize ,
accommodate ,
accustom ,
adapt ,
adjust ,
anchor ,
billet at ,
bivouac ,
break ,
break in ,
break to harness ,
burrow ,
bust ,
camp ,
case harden ,
colonize ,
come to anchor ,
condition ,
confirm ,
domesticize ,
domiciliate ,
drop anchor ,
ensconce ,
establish ,
establish residence ,
familiarize ,
fix ,
gentle ,
habituate ,
harden ,
hive ,
housebreak ,
inhabit ,
inure ,
keep house ,
live at ,
locate ,
master ,
moor ,
move ,
naturalize ,
nest ,
orient ,
orientate ,
park ,
people ,
perch ,
populate ,
relocate ,
reside ,
roost ,
season ,
set up housekeeping ,
set up shop ,
settle ,
settle down ,
sit down ,
squat ,
stand ,
stay at ,
strike root ,
subdue ,
take residence at ,
take root ,
take up residence ,
tame ,
train ,
wont
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