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verbovercome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
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"The horse was domesticated a long time ago"verbmake fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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"domesticate oats"verbadapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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Definition that contains domesticate
- cows domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
- cattle domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
- oxen domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
- ferret domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits
- alpaca domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
- kine domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
- domestic pigeon domesticated pigeon raised for sport or food
- lama pacos domesticated llama with long silky fleece; believed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco
- bos taurus domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
- zebu domesticated ox having a humped back and long horns and a large dewlap; used chiefly as a draft animal in India and east Asia