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 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 In a statement published in the Journal of Heredity, Bell suggested that the government should look into the possibility of domesticating manatees. — David Merritt Johns, The Atlantic, 27 June 2026 Study co-author and geologist Yolanda Fernández-Jalvo of the National Museum of Natural Sciences in Spain rules out cooking within Wonderwerk because fire was only opportunistically brought there—it was not domesticated yet. — Sahas Mehra, Scientific American, 19 June 2026 New genetic data indicates that cats feeding off the abundant rodents plundering human food stores domesticated themselves for similar reasons around 10,000 years ago. — Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 10 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for domesticate

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Verb

Leaders must cultivate environments that foster these paths, offering meaningful ownership, opportunities for judgment, learning, and mentorship.

— Dr. Diane Hamilton, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Ganni’s success also fueled growing interest in Copenhagen’s fashion scene, helping pave the way for fellow Danish labels like Saks Potts, Stine Goya, Rotate, and Baum und Pferdgarten to cultivate devoted international followings.

— Kelsey Stewart, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of cultivate

Verb

In Paris at the European championships, the corresponding major event across the pond, Italy’s Sara Curtis, who also trains at the University of Virginia, broke the three-year-old 50-meter backstroke mark.

— Peter Baugh, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Hernández-Pérez told CNN that the dogs had to be specially selected and trained in order to take part.

— Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of train

Verb

Someone in Beijing floated convertibility-by-token, watched the implications propagate, and closed the file.

— Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Any talk of changing the rules, salary cap or otherwise, to put reins on this kind of success would propagate underperformance and penalize this fascinating culture of constant improvement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of propagate

Verb

Hundreds of people with stereo systems, disco balls, tents, kegs and mattresses left huge amounts of trash, set off fireworks and used Tunitas Creek Beach as a bathroom during all-night events.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
Carrick using Mbeumo as a centre-forward is not new — but the way United’s forward line is gelling around him is.

— Cerys Jones, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of use

Verb

Though the 34 cameras have been mounted at intersections throughout the city for several years, there's a new wave of suspicion about them and the way they're utilized by law enforcement.

— Nicole Comstock, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026
Residents have already started commenting on the Facebook video with questions about power outages, utilizing the Indiana National Guard to support clean up efforts and water connections.

— Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of utilize

Verb

Tombo Banda, managing director of CrossBoundary Energy, said Chinese factories are producing more vehicle s than the domestic market can absorb while exports face mounting barriers.

— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Aug. 2026
The Braves had only three hits, but produced enough offense for Pérez, who has not allowed a run since Francisco Linder of the Mets hit a two-run homer when the teams met in New York on July 27.

— CBS News, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of produce

Verb

Based on Cesc Gay’s 2020 Spanish film The People Upstairs, the screenplay for The Invite was adapted by actor-filmmakers Will McCormack and Rashida Jones.

— Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
OpenAI positioned Daybreak as a way for its ecosystem partners to use its most advanced artificial intelligence models to adapt to a rapidly changing threat landscape.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 10 Aug. 2026