domesticate
- IPA[dəˈmɛstɪkeɪt]
英式
- tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm；cultivate (a plant) for food
verb: domesticate, 3rd person present: domesticates, gerund or present participle: domesticating, past tense: domesticated, past participle: domesticated
- 釋義
動詞
- 1. tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or on a farm mammals were first domesticated for their milk 同義詞
- ▪ cultivate (a plant) for food the potato was first domesticated on Andean slopes 同義詞
- ▪ make (someone) fond of and good at home life and the tasks that it involves you've quite domesticated him
