HyperDic: domesticize

English > 1 sense of the word domesticize:
VERBchangedomesticize, domesticate, domesticise, reclaim, tameovercome the wildness of
English > domesticize: 1 sense > verb 1, change
MeaningOvercome the wildness of; make docile and tractable.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody
Synonymsdomesticate, domesticise, reclaim, tame
Categoryanimal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, faunaA living organism characterized by voluntary movement
Narrowerbreak in, breakmake submissive, obedient, or useful
Broaderchange, alter, modifyCause to change
Similar todomesticate, tamemake fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
Spanishamansar, contener, domar, domeñar, dominar, someter
Catalanamansar, amansir, contenir, domar, dominar, sotmetre

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