domesticate
UK/də'mestɪkeɪt/US/dәu'mestikeit/
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Definitions
v.
To tame an animal or cultivate a plant for human use.
驯养（动物）；栽培（植物）。
v.
To make someone fond of or suited to home life.
使习惯家庭生活。
Root Breakdown
Root-deriveddomestichouse, master, rule, tame
+
-ateto make, having
=domesticate
domestic (of the household) + -ate (to make) = "to make part of the household." Behind it sits Latin domāre (to tame): to domesticate is to bring a wild creature in from nature and make it fit for the home.
Example Sentences
- 1.
Humans first domesticated dogs thousands of years ago.
- 2.
Wheat was domesticated in the Fertile Crescent.
- 3.
It's hard to domesticate a fox completely.