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Meaning
Verb
●
To make domestic.
●
To make (more)
fit
for
domestic
life.
●
To
adapt
to
live with
humans.
●
To make a
legal
instrument
recognized
and
enforceable
in a
jurisdiction
foreign
to
the one
in which the
instrument
was
originally
issued
or created.
●
In Translation studies:
To
amend
the
elements
of a
text
to
fit
local culture.
Noun
●
An
animal
or
plant
that has been domesticated.
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Origin
domesticate
English
-ate
English
domestic
English
domesticus
Latin
domus
Latin
Sourced from
Etym
Antonyms
Foreignize
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Tame
Exterminate
Breed
Castrate
Colonize
Civilize
Tranquilize
Slaughter
Preserve
Enslave
Destroy
Conserve
Protect
Kill
Feed
Defend
Reproduce
Harvest
Safeguard
Subjugate
Attack
Pacify
Objectify
Treat
Rescue
Colonise
Liberate
Cultivate
Control
Support
Sustain
Subdue
Milk
Maintain
Disarm
Hybridize
Crush
Manipulate
Remake
Capacitate
Clone
Conquer
Exploit
Obliterate
Anthropomorphize
Embrace
Fight
Hunt
Inseminate
Pollinate
Westernize
Devour
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