domesticate

English

/dəˈmɛstɪkeɪt/, /dəˈmɛstɪkət/

verb
Definitions
  • (transitive) To make domestic.
  • (transitive) To make fit for domestic life.
  • (transitive) To adapt to live with humans.
  • (intransitive) To adapt to live with humans.
  • (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.
  • (transitive) To amend the elements of a text to fit local culture.

Etymology

Suffix from English domestic root from Proto-Indo-European *dem- (build, house).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dem-

Gloss

build, house

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

建

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