domesticate

• domesticate

domesticate

Verb

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

Synonyms:

• domesticate
• cultivate
• naturalize
• naturalise
• tame

Verb

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

Synonyms:

• domesticate
• domesticize
• domesticise
• reclaim
• tame

Verb

make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

Synonyms:

• domesticate
• tame