What is the meaning of domesticated?

verb

  • Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment.
    • usage: "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
  • Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable.
    • usage: "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
  • Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans.
    • usage: "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

adjective

  • Converted or adapted to domestic use.
    • usage: "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize"
  • Accustomed to home life.
    • usage: "some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it"
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