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domesticate [v]
 
1)adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
    Synonyms :cultivate naturalise naturalize tame 
    See Also: accommodate  flora  naturalisation  naturalisation 
 
2)overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
    Synonyms :domesticise domesticize reclaim tame 
    See Also: alter  animal  tamer  break 
 
3)make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
    Synonyms :tame 
    See Also: accommodate  animal 
 




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