Synonyms for domesticate
Most common
Definitions
- v. 1
To make domestic.
- v. 2
To make (more) fit for domestic life.
Related words
- Word family
- domesticatable domesticated domestication
Forms
- Past participle
- domesticated
e.g. domesticated → tamed, domesticised, reclaimed, cultivated…
Example sentences
- tame The birds are so tame they will eat from your hand.
- cultivate I continuously find ways to cultivate my passions.
- naturalize Only the judge could naturalize people.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| domesticate | rising | |
| tame | rising | |
| cultivate | rising | |
| naturalize | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- tame1
- 7 letters
- reclaim2
- 9 letters
- cultivate3
- 10 letters
- naturalize4, naturalise
- 11 letters
- domesticise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (reclaim2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- domestiquer
- Español
- domesticar
- Català
- domesticar