C1verbformalnaturehistory
US/dəˈmes.tɪ.keɪt/
UK/dəˈmes.tɪ.keɪt/
to train an animal to live with people, or to grow a plant for human use
In context
Humans first domesticated dogs more than fifteen thousand years ago.
Farmers in the region domesticated wild rice long before written history began.
Cats are only partly domesticated and still hunt even when well fed.
Words that go with domesticate
verb + noun
- domesticate animalsEarly farmers began to domesticate animals for meat and milk.
- domesticate wild plantsPeople slowly domesticated wild plants like wheat.
- domesticate cropsEarly farmers slowly domesticated crops such as wheat and barley.
adverb + verb
- first domesticatedHorses were first domesticated on the grasslands of Asia.
adverb + adjective
- fully domesticatedCats are not fully domesticated like dogs.
verb + preposition
- domesticated by humansThe turkey was domesticated by humans in Mexico.