Domesticate Meaning

/dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/
C1

Definition, CEFR level C1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

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verbTo make domestic.

verbTo make (more) fit for domestic life.

We didn't domesticate cats; cats domesticated us.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
Farmers try to ____ many different wild animals for agricultural use.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We didn't ____ cats cats domesticated us.

First attested in 1620; either borrowed from Middle French domestiquer (Modern French domestiquer) or directly from Medieval Latin domesticātus, perfect passive participle of domesticō (“to domesticate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, domestic + -ate.

""To answer your question, Tai's fine. She mostly just smokes socially these days." "You're domesticating her!" "We're domesticating each other. The other day I found myself reading a home decorating blog."" — 2020, Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content (webcomic), 4263: Peer Decompression:

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CEFR Practice Quiz
Farmers try to ____ many different wild animals for agricultural use.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
We didn't ____ cats cats domesticated us.

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