Thesaurus results for DOMESTICATE

domesticate

verb

Definition of domesticate

as in to cultivate

to change (a wild animal or plant) over time to make it more suited to life with or use by humans Humans domesticated wolves to produce man's best friend.

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Recent Examples of domesticate Livestock have been reshaping landscapes since humans first domesticated sheep, goats, pigs, and cows, about ten thousand years ago. — Ingfei Chen, New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2026 Such contradictions, that cats can be both domesticated and yet somewhat feral, is part of their appeal, says comedian Drennon Davis, whose four cats have found internet fame via his short-form videos. — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026 The institute, which formally began domesticating Kernza in 2001, works with researchers and farmers around the world to develop perennial versions of wheat, rice, sorghum and other grain and oil seeds. — ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 Though cocoa was first domesticated in Peru and Ecuador, and has been grown across Latin America for millennia, the majority of the world’s cocoa now comes from West Africa. — Alfredo Sosa, Christian Science Monitor, 22 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for domesticate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for domesticate

Verb

In other cases the cells may be cultivated in a bioreactor, in which they are suspended and kept in motion; constant spinning encourages the cells to self-organize into multilayered, three-dimensional structures.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 6 Nov. 2026
Her musical influences, similarly incongruous on their face, stem from an era of digital music post-iTunes and pre-slop when casual internet explorers could cultivate a sprawling taste profile for free.

— Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 5 Nov. 2026

Definition of cultivate

Verb

The company started as a manufacturer of chips for computer graphics, which later turned out to be crucial for training artificial intelligence.

— Rebecca Hersher, NPR, 9 Nov. 2026
The official said the agreement with Saudi Arabia focuses on training its military forces and building its capabilities.

— ABC News, ABC News, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of train

Verb

Though the American steakhouse originated in New York City, Las Vegas helped propagate and elevate the genre into the ultimate form of aspirational dining.

— Jenn Harris, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
View this post on Instagram Because of the news of her divorce, the post trickled through the celebrity gossip outlets, and that coverage in turn propagated the post through Google search.

— Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of propagate

Verb

The senator also used her remarks to underscore the stakes of electing lawmakers willing to withstand pressure from lobbyists and wealthy donors.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026
However, sometimes chuck and top sirloin are used, offering a richer, more flavorful, marbled cut.

— Natalia Vela, Southern Living, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of use

Verb

Traditional data center power systems utilize multiple conversion stages to deliver electricity from the grid to servers.

— Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
Astronomers continued to utilize Swift in the months since then, and only recently said their farewells to the intrepid, tenacious observatory.

— Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of utilize

Verb

Milei’s austerity drive has produced a rare budget surplus and slashed annual inflation from 200% to about 32%.

— Isabel Debre, Los Angeles Times, 9 Nov. 2026
This story about college and AI was produced by The Hechinger Report, a nonprofit, independent news organization focused on inequality and innovation in education.

— Washington Post, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026

Definition of produce

Verb

These large birds winged their way from breeding sites in Alaska, Canada even Siberia to the area.

— Anne Ewbank, Sacbee.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Since then the old Fowltown Swamp where Old Ripper used to roam and where wild pigs lived and bred for hundreds of years has vanished.

— Jack Wingate as told to John Phillips, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2026