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domesticate

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domestication

Main Entry:: ¹do·mes·ti·cate
Pronunciation:: \də-ˈmes-ti-ˌkāt\
Function:: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s):: do·mes·ti·cat·ed; do·mes·ti·cat·ing
Date:: circa 1639

1 : to bring into domestic use : adopt 2 : to adapt (an animal or plant) to life in intimate association with and to the advantage of humans 3 : to make domestic : fit for domestic life 4 : to bring to the level of ordinary people

— do·mes·ti·ca·tion

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\-ˌmes-ti-ˈkā-shən\ noun

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