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do·mes·ti·cate

domesticate

pronunciation:
d me st keIt
part of speech: transitive verb
inflections: domesticated, domesticates, domesticating
definition 1: to make accustomed to domestic life.
definition 2: to tame (an animal).
 
similar words:
gentle, tame
derivations: domesticated (adj.), domestication (n.)