domesticate

US: /dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪt/


English Vietnamese dictionary


domesticate /də'mestikeit/
  • ngoại động từ
    • làm cho hợp thuỷ thổ (cây...); thuần hoá (súc vật)
    • nhập tịch (người nước ngoài, từ ngữ nước ngoài)
    • khai hoá
    • ((thường) động tính từ quá khứ) làm cho thích cuộc sống gia đình, làm cho chỉ ru rú xó nhà

Advanced English dictionary


+ verb [VN]
1 to make a wild animal used to living with or working for humans
2 to grow plants or crops for human use
Synonym: CULTIVATE
3 (often humorous) to make sb good at cooking, caring for a house, etc.; to make sb enjoy home life: Some men are very hard to domesticate.
domesticated adjective: domesticated animals + They've become a lot more domesticated since they got married.
domestication noun [U]: the domestication of cattle

Concise English dictionary


domesticates|domesticated|domesticating-keɪt
verb
+adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
+overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
+make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans