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English

Pronunciation
(verb): IPA|/d��m�stɪkeɪt/, SAMPA|/d@"mEstIkeIt/
*audio|en-us-domesticate.ogg|Audio (US)
(noun): IPA|/d��m�stɪk�t/, SAMPA|/d@"mEstIk@t/
*audio|en-us-domesticate-noun.ogg|Audio (US)

Verb
en-verb|domesticat|ing

1. transitive To make domestic.
2. transitive To make fit for domestic life.
3. transitive To adapt to live with humans.
4. transitive To make a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.

Translations
trans-top|to make domestic
Finnish: kesyttää
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trans-top|to make fit for domestic life
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trans-top|to adapt to live with humans
German: domestizieren
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ttbc|Spanish: domesticar
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Noun
en-noun

#An animal or plant that has been domesticated.

Related terms
domesticated
domestication

Category:English transitive verbs

Category:English heteronyms

io:domesticate
ru:domesticate
fi:domesticate
vi:domesticate
zh:domesticate

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