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do·mes·ti·cate
 domesticate
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- pronunciation:
- d
me
st
keIt
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
domesticates, domesticating, domesticated |
| definition 1: |
to make accustomed to domestic life.
Life in retirement and away from the sea finally domesticated the old sailor. |
| definition 2: |
to tame (an animal), esp. in order to keep as a pet or to use on a farm or ranch.
Cats were first domesticated thousands of years ago.Many wild horses of the Old West were domesticated to fill the needs of miners and ranchers.- similar words:
- gentle, tame
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| related words: |
subdue, tame, train |
adverb + (v.)domesticate
early, slowly
(v.)domesticate
+ noun
ability,
ancestor,
animal,
attempt,
culture,
demon,
desire,
difference,
disgust,
elephant,
flavor,
form,
frontier,
hatred,
horse,
human,
islam,
mainstay,
material,
myth,
pig,
plant,
reason,
salmon,
shadow,
species,
spirit,
turn,
wolf
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| derivations: |
domesticated (adj.), domestication (n.) |
The word domesticate
contains the following parts:
dom2
Latin
root
that means house
  Example words:
-ate1
Latin
verb-forming suffix
that means to make, cause, do
More about this word part:
The suffix -ate
primarily forms transitive verbs from Latin bases. Many -ate
verbs were loanwords from Latin. Verbs ending in -ate
combine with the suffix -ion to form nouns ending in -ation. These verbs also have corresponding agent nouns ending in -ator (navigator, dictator, elevator).
Example words:
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