domesticated
adj.
tamed, housebroken, trained; accustomed to life with mankind
domesticate
v.
domesticize, tame an animal, house-train, accustom to life with mankind
Domestication
Domestication refers to the process whereby a
population of
animals or
plants becomes accustomed to human provision and control. Humans have brought these populations under their care for a wide range of reasons: to produce
food or valuable
commodities (such as
wool,
cotton, or
silk), for help with various types of
work (such as transportation or protection), and to enjoy as
pets or
ornamental plants. Plants domesticated primarily for
aesthetic enjoyment in and around the home are usually called house plants or ornamentals, while those domesticated for large-scale food production are generally called crops. Likewise, animals domesticated for home companionship are usually called
pets while those domesticated for food or work are called
livestock or farm animals.
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domesticated
Adjective
1. converted or adapted to domestic use; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"
(synonym) domestic
(similar) tame, tamed
2. accustomed to home life; "some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it"
(similar) domestic
domesticate
Verb
1. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
(synonym) cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
(hypernym) adapt, accommodate
(classification) plant, flora, plant life
2. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
(synonym) domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) break in, break
(verb-group) tame
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
3. 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"
(synonym) tame
(hypernym) adapt, accommodate
(verb-group) domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Domesticated
(imp. & p. p.)
of Domesticate
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter.
About
domesticated
Synonyms and related words:
broken, brought low, chastened, crushed, domestic, dovelike, gentle, housebroke, housebroken, humble, humbled, humiliated, lamblike, made to grovel, meek, mild, pacific, peaceable, quelled, quiet, reduced, subdued, submissive, tame, tamed
Source: Moby Thesaurus, which is part of the
Moby Project created by Grady Ward. In 1996 Grady Ward placed this thesaurus in the public domain.