verb
domesticate
Domesticate (verb) means to make domestic.
verb
1
To make domestic.
2
To make (more) fit for domestic life.
3
To adapt to live with humans.
4
To make a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.
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Etymology
First attested in 1620; either borrowed from Middle French domestiquer (Modern French domestiquer) or directly from Medieval Latin domesticātus, perfect passive participle of domesticō (“to domesticate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, domestic + -ate.
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What is the meaning of domesticate?
"domesticate" (verb) means to make domestic.
What are the different meanings of domesticate?
"domesticate" has 3 main meanings: 1. To make domestic; 2. To make (more) fit for domestic life; 3. To adapt to live with humans.