Domesticate — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ˈiːɡoʊmˌɪzəm/

🇬🇧British English

/dəmˈɛstɪkˌeɪt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dəmˈɛstɪkˌeɪt/

4 syllables Say it as /ˈiːɡoʊmˌɪzəm/.

Examples

domesticate oats
tame the soil
He tames lions for the circus

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

naturalise cultivate naturalize tame reclaim domesticize domesticise

Parts of Speech

verb	adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment “domesticate oats”
verb	overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable “He tames lions for the circus”
verb	make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans “The horse was domesticated a long time ago”

Word Forms

naturalization	noun	the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
naturalisation	noun	the quality of being brought into conformity with nature
tameable	adjective	capable of being tamed
tamable	adjective	capable of being tamed
tamer	noun	an animal trainer who tames wild animals

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

domestizieren

sich (einer Wildpflanze oder einem nicht beanspruchten Land) an die Umwelt anpassen

🇫🇷French

domestiquer

s'adapter (une plante sauvage ou une terre non réclamée) à l'environnement

🇪🇸Spanish

domesticar

adaptarse (una planta silvestre o tierra no reclamada) al medio ambiente

🇮🇹Italian

addomesticare

adattarsi (una pianta selvatica o un terreno non reclamato) all'ambiente

🇳🇱Dutch

domesticeren

zich aanpassen (een wilde plant of niet-geclaimd land) aan de omgeving

🇵🇹Portuguese

domesticar

adaptar (uma planta selvagem ou terra não reclamada) ao meio ambiente

🇷🇺Russian

приручить

адаптироваться (дикорастущее растение или невостребованная земля) к окружающей среде

India

🇮🇳Hindi

वातावरण के अनुकूल बनाना

(जंगली पौधे या लावारिस भूमि को) पर्यावरण के अनुकूल बनाना

🇧🇩Bengali

গৃহপালিত

পরিবেশের সাথে খাপ খাইয়ে নিন (একটি বন্য উদ্ভিদ বা দাবিহীন জমি)

🇮🇳Tamil

வளர்ப்பு

சூழலுக்கு ஏற்ப (ஒரு காட்டு செடி அல்லது உரிமை கோரப்படாத நிலம்).

🇮🇳Telugu

స్వదేశీ

పర్యావరణానికి అనుగుణంగా (అడవి మొక్క లేదా క్లెయిమ్ చేయని భూమి).

🇮🇳Marathi

पाळणे

वातावरणाशी जुळवून घ्या (वन्य वनस्पती किंवा हक्क न केलेली जमीन).

🇮🇳Gujarati

ઘરેલું

પર્યાવરણ સાથે અનુકૂલન (એક જંગલી છોડ અથવા દાવો ન કરાયેલ જમીન).

🇮🇳Kannada

ದೇಶೀಯ

ಪರಿಸರಕ್ಕೆ ಹೊಂದಿಕೊಳ್ಳಿ (ಕಾಡು ಸಸ್ಯ ಅಥವಾ ಹಕ್ಕು ಪಡೆಯದ ಭೂಮಿ).

🇮🇳Malayalam

സ്വദേശിവത്കരിക്കുക

പരിസ്ഥിതിയുമായി പൊരുത്തപ്പെടുക (ഒരു കാട്ടു ചെടി അല്ലെങ്കിൽ അവകാശപ്പെടാത്ത ഭൂമി).

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਪਾਲਤੂ

ਵਾਤਾਵਰਣ ਦੇ ਅਨੁਕੂਲ (ਇੱਕ ਜੰਗਲੀ ਪੌਦਾ ਜਾਂ ਲਾਵਾਰਿਸ ਜ਼ਮੀਨ)

🇵🇰Urdu

گھریلو

(ایک جنگلی پودا یا غیر دعویدار زمین) ماحول کے مطابق ڈھال لیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

驯化

适应（野生植物或无人认领的土地）环境

🇯🇵Japanese

飼いならす

（野生の植物または未開の土地を）環境に適応させる

🇰🇷Korean

길들여지다

(야생 식물이나 황무지)을 환경에 적응시키다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

thuần hóa

thích nghi (một loài thực vật hoang dã hoặc vùng đất vô chủ) với môi trường

🇹🇭Thai

เลี้ยงในบ้าน

ปรับตัว (พืชป่าหรือที่ดินที่ไม่มีการอ้างสิทธิ์) ให้เข้ากับสิ่งแวดล้อม

🇮🇩Indonesian

menjinakkan

beradaptasi (tanaman liar atau lahan yang tidak diklaim) terhadap lingkungan

🇲🇾Malay

menjinakkan

menyesuaikan diri (tumbuhan liar atau tanah yang tidak dituntut) dengan persekitaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدجين

التكيف (نبات بري أو أرض غير مطالب بها) مع البيئة

🇮🇷Persian

اهلی کردن

سازگاری (یک گیاه وحشی یا زمین بی ادعا) با محیط زیست

🇹🇷Turkish

evcilleştirmek

çevreye uyum sağlamak (yabani bir bitki veya sahipsiz arazi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

לביית

להתאים (צמח בר או אדמה לא נתבעה) לסביבה

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