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1. Oxford American Dictionary

   domesticate

   • IPA[dəˈmestəˌkāt]

   美式

   • v.
     tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce；cultivate (a plant) for food

   • verb: domesticate, 3rd person present: domesticates, gerund or present participle: domesticating, past tense: domesticated, past participle: domesticated

2. • 釋義

   v.

   動詞

   • 1. tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce mammals were first domesticated for their milk 同義詞 tame, train, break in, gentle, master, ... 更多subdue, subjugate, bring to heel, house-train
   • ▪ cultivate (a plant) for food the potato was first domesticated on Andean slopes 同義詞 cultivate, raise, rear, naturalize, establish, ... 更多acclimatize, habituate, assimilate, acclimate
   • ▪ make (someone) fond of and good at home life and the tasks that it involves you've really domesticated him