Definition of domesticate

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Domesticate (a.) To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self..

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Alco :: Alco (n.) A small South American dog, domesticated by the aborigines..
Honeybee :: Honeybee (n.) Any bee of the genus Apis, which lives in communities and collects honey, esp. the common domesticated hive bee (Apis mellifica), the Italian bee (A. ligustica), and the Arabiab bee (A. fasciata). The two latter are by many entomologists considered only varieties of the common hive bee. Each swarm of bees consists of a large number of workers (barren females), with, ordinarily, one queen or fertile female, but in the swarming season several young queens, and a number of males or dr
Zebu :: Zebu (n.) A bovine mammal (Ros Indicus) extensively domesticated in India, China, the East Indies, and East Africa. It usually has short horns, large pendulous ears, slender legs, a large dewlap, and a large, prominent hump over the shoulders; but these characters vary in different domestic breeds, which range in size from that of the common ox to that of a large mastiff..
Cade :: Cade (a.) Bred by hand; domesticated; petted.
Tame :: Tame (superl.) Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Growing or produced without culture; growing or prepared without the aid and care of man; native; not cultivated; brought forth by unassisted nature or by animals not domesticated; as, wild parsnip, wild camomile, wild strawberry, wild honey..
Domesticator :: Domesticator (n.) One who domesticates.
Tame :: Tame (a.) To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast..
Domestic :: Domestic (a.) Living in or near the habitations of man; domesticated; tame as distinguished from wild; as, domestic animals..
Domify :: Domify (v. t.) To tame; to domesticate.
Feral :: Feral (a.) Wild; untamed; ferine; not domesticated; -- said of beasts, birds, and plants..
Alpaca :: Alpaca (n.) An animal of Peru (Lama paco), having long, fine, wooly hair, supposed by some to be a domesticated variety of the llama..
Ichneumon :: Ichneumon (n.) Any carnivorous mammal of the genus Herpestes, and family Viverridae. Numerous species are found in Asia and Africa. The Egyptian species(H. ichneumon), which ranges to Spain and Palestine, is noted for destroying the eggs and young of the crocodile as well as various snakes and lizards, and hence was considered sacred by the ancient Egyptians. The common species of India (H. griseus), known as the mongoose, has similar habits and is often domesticated. It is noted for killing the
Undomesticate :: Undomesticate (v. t.) To make wild or roving.
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Living in a state of nature; inhabiting natural haunts, as the forest or open field; not familiar with, or not easily approached by, man; not tamed or domesticated; as, a wild boar; a wild ox; a wild cat..
Orfe :: Orfe (n.) A bright-colored domesticated variety of the id. See Id.
Guan :: Guan (n.) Any one of many species of large gallinaceous birds of Central and South America, belonging to Penelope, Pipile, Ortalis, and allied genera. Several of the species are often domesticated..
Llama :: Llama (n.) A South American ruminant (Auchenia llama), allied to the camels, but much smaller and without a hump. It is supposed to be a domesticated variety of the guanaco. It was formerly much used as a beast of burden in the Andes..
Domesticate :: Domesticate (a.) To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild animals; to domesticate a plant..
Pauxi :: Pauxi (n.) A curassow (Ourax pauxi), which, in South America, is often domesticated..
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