domesticated Meaning, Definition & Usage

verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
naturalize; cultivate; tame; naturalise; domesticate.
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
verb overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
domesticize; domesticise; tame; reclaim; domesticate.
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
verb make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
tame; domesticate.
- The horse was domesticated a long time ago
- The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
adjective satellite converted or adapted to domestic use
domestic.
- domestic animals
- domesticated plants like maize
adjective satellite accustomed to home life; others find gratification in it"
- some men think it unmanly to be domesticated