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 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 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 See All Example Sentences for domesticate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for domesticate

Verb

Also known as cattails or typha, the plants can be cultivated through paludiculture, the farming of wetland crops on rewetted land.

— Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026
It may be meant to teach posture or independence, invite play, cultivate an appreciation of craft, or eventually become an heirloom.

— Steven Weill, Architectural Digest, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of cultivate

Verb

Person in charge said they were not trained how to check the sanitizer and did not know the correct concentration required.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Oct. 2026
Better be watching the clouds again and again (2000/2017) is a series of collages attributed to a fictional Lebanese Army officer named Fadwa Hassoun, who’d trained as a botanist.

— Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of train

Verb

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
The flow of the attacks was (1) finding targets, (2) gaining code execution, (3) establishing inference, and (4) propagating to new hosts.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of propagate

Verb

All three said West Point appears to be circumventing the judge's ruling by using a different justification to continue to enforce its speech rules.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Oct. 2026
Behind the scenes, Muse uses a collection of digital notes and instructions to guide its personality, actions and memory, all of which can be reviewed, edited and deleted.

— Marty Swant, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of use

Verb

Unlike most eVTOLs, which use propellers, the Roadster utilized compressed air jets to leap over other cars and propel from the top of a ramp six or seven stories high during its product reveal earlier this month.

— Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
Other times, python leather is utilized for accent work or trim for a more cost-effective but impactful option seen via capped toes or on straps.

— Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of utilize

Verb

Co-produced by John Congleton, the record swaps synth-pop for gutter-punk, with distorted guitars and clattering surf riffs as its weapons of choice.

— Zach Schonfeld, Pitchfork, 26 Oct. 2026
However, this movie carries a hefty $100 million price tag (stop-motion animation is labor-intensive and takes years to produce) and likely won’t turn a theatrical profit.

— Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026