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domestication

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domesticate[1,transitive verb]


Main Entry:
1do·mes·ti·cate Listen to the pronunciation of 1domesticate
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 Listen to the pronunciation of domestication \-ˌmes-ti-ˈkā-shən\ noun


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