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 Believed to have been domesticated thousands of years ago in parts of Africa and India, sesame is now grown throughout many warm regions of the world, including India, Sudan, Myanmar, China and several countries across the Middle East. — Daryl Austin, USA Today, 12 Aug. 2026 When the show moved to the Broadhurst Theatre on Broadway, the directors — Zhailon Levingston and PAC’s artistic head, Bill Rauch — were forced to domesticate that communal energy for a traditional proscenium arch. — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 29 July 2026 This is because sandboxes can become infected with fecal microbes and parasites from wild and domesticated animals—including millions of free-roaming cats. — Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 13 July 2026 The not-so-obvious irony is that some 20,000 years ago, humans domesticated the wolf as protection from bears and lions. — Steve Searles, Mercury News, 8 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for domesticate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for domesticate

Verb

Fonda’s flawless silver pixie changed that, revealing his rare ability to transform gray hair from some something to be concealed into something to be expertly cultivated — a technique few colorists had dared to master.

— Maggie Ryan, Flow Space, 25 Sep. 2026
Companies need to step up to finance the research and development throughout the project — ranging from early workshops to cultivating a team of artists to bring the film to life.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of cultivate

Verb

The contestants train under Dorian Fylnt, a hilariously demanding choreographer portrayed by SNL host and New York Knicks star Jalen Brunson.

— Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 27 Sep. 2026
OpenAI has paused training its latest models after agents searching federal websites behaved unexpectedly, including posting publicly available SEC information elsewhere and finding developer keys at the Education Department.

— Bernard Condon, Los Angeles Times, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of train

Verb

Stratospheric disturbances can take days to weeks to propagate downward into the lower atmosphere.

— Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2026
The vote is taking place amid a backdrop of creeping social tensions in Russia, as the Kremlin continues to propagate a war in Ukraine – now in its fifth year.

— Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of propagate

Verb

By using a dedicated promotional code, readers can unlock the full October Prime Day discount immediately, alongside an additional $20 off the sale price.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
Residents were evacuated from 85 homes in the village of Whelford near the base on Sunday, and army bomb-disposal experts used a robot to examine three white vans.

— ALASTAIR GRANT, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of use

Verb

Rather than forcing you to adapt to a permanently stitched grid of elastic loops, the M3 utilizes heavy-duty, modular pages.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
The shoppable magazine features QR codes that customers can utilize to shop directly on Revolve and Fwrd’s websites and apps.

— Emily Mercer, Footwear News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of utilize

Verb

The company’s new v3 satellites, which are produced at a SpaceX facility in Redmond, Washington, are equipped with solar arrays that generate twice as much power as prior generations.

— Lora Kolodny, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2026
Suppressing this same pathway produced the opposite result, limiting the ability to switch behavior, driving longer bouts of the repetitive behavior, as per the release.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of produce

Verb

John may have been on a training regimen to become the new Green Lantern, but Hal, in his own way, was bred for it too.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
The company granted Hayes free food for life at any location, though familiarity, to misquote an old adage, breeds boredom.

— Tom Roland, Billboard, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of breed

Verb

Rather than forcing you to adapt to a permanently stitched grid of elastic loops, the M3 utilizes heavy-duty, modular pages.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 29 Sep. 2026
However, cane begonias, rex begonias, and wax begonias all adapt well to indoor living and can either be grown as permanent houseplants or moved back outdoors after winter.

— Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 28 Sep. 2026