domesticate
gb/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/ us/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/
B2
Английски
Значения
0 значения
Глагол
B2
action
1
tame an animal for people
To train a wild animal to live with people.
Модел на употреба:
domesticate [an animal]
Честа грешка:
Learners often use domesticate when they mean train a pet (teach commands); domesticate focuses on making an animal not wild.
Синоними
tame (More common and general; emphasizes making an animal not wild.)
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train (Focuses on teaching behavior or commands, not changing wildness.)
Антоними
rewild (To return an animal to living independently in the wild.)
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release (To let an animal go free rather than keep it under human control.)
Колокации
domesticate an animal
|domesticate a wild animal
|domesticate a fox
|domesticate a wolf
|domesticate a rabbit
|successfully domesticate
|attempt to domesticate
|partially domesticate
Теми
animals
|nature
|daily_life
Примери
- Early humans learned to domesticate dogs to help with hunting and protection.
- Some people try to domesticate wild animals, but it often causes stress for the animal.
- The sanctuary does not domesticate its rescued wolves; it keeps them as wild as possible.
Примери за учащи
- People domesticated dogs a long time ago.
- It is hard to domesticate a wild animal.
Глагол
technical
C1
process
2
breed a species for human use
To breed plants or animals for people to use.
Модел на употреба:
domesticate [a species/plant/crop]
Честа грешка:
Learners may confuse taming an individual animal with domestication of a whole species (which takes generations).
Синоними
cultivate (Usually refers to growing plants; does not necessarily include genetic change over generations.)
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breed (Emphasizes reproduction and selection, but can be used without the broader idea of turning a wild species into a domesticated one.)
Антоними
rewild (To restore a species or population to a wilder state and reduced human control.)
Колокации
domesticate a species
|domesticate a crop
|domesticate wheat
|domesticate maize
|domesticate cattle
|domesticate over centuries
|selectively domesticate
|the domestication of
Теми
animals
|agriculture
|science
|history
Примери
- Scientists debate where and when people first domesticated horses.
- Over time, farmers domesticated wild grasses into the crops we eat today.
- It can take centuries to domesticate a plant for reliable harvests.
Примери за учащи
- Farmers domesticated many plants for food.
Глагол
formal
C1
action
3
adapt something to local culture
To make something foreign feel local and familiar.
Модел на употреба:
domesticate [something] for [an audience/market/place]
Честа грешка:
Learners sometimes confuse this with import; domesticate means adapt after bringing something in.
Синоними
adapt (Broader and more common; does not specifically imply making something feel local.)
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localize (Common in business/tech; focuses on tailoring for a specific language/region.)
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naturalize (Often implies making something seem native or normal in a new setting.)
Антоними
foreignize (In translation and culture, to keep the foreign feel rather than making it local.)
Колокации
domesticate a product
|domesticate a brand
|domesticate a concept
|domesticate a story
|domesticate an idea
|domesticate for a local audience
|heavily domesticated version
|culturally domesticate
Теми
culture
|media
|business
|language
Примери
- The company domesticated its advertising campaign to fit local tastes.
- Some translations domesticate cultural references so readers don’t feel lost.
- The museum tried not to domesticate the artifacts by stripping away their original context.
Примери за учащи
- They domesticated the app for the Japanese market.
Глагол
legal
C2
action
4
make a foreign court order enforceable
In law, to make a foreign court decision valid locally.
Модел на употреба:
domesticate [a foreign judgment/order] in [a jurisdiction/state/country]
Честа грешка:
This meaning is legal and is not related to animals or the home.
Синоними
recognize (More general; may not imply the procedural step needed for enforcement.)
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enforce (Focuses on carrying out the judgment; domesticate focuses on making it enforceable locally.)
Антоними
refuse to recognize (To deny legal effect to the foreign judgment.)
Колокации
domesticate a foreign judgment
|domesticate an out-of-state judgment
|move to domesticate
|petition to domesticate
|domesticate in the state
|domesticate in the jurisdiction
Теми
law
|government
|business
Примери
- They hired a lawyer to domesticate the foreign judgment in their home state.
- The court agreed to domesticate the order so it could be enforced locally.
Граматика
Речникова форма
domesticate
IPA
GB/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/
US/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/
Срички и ударение
do - mest - ic - ate (4 срички)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mest)
Форми на думата
Verb
- Base: domesticate
- 3rd Person Singular: domesticates
- Present Participle: domesticating
- Past: domesticated
Семейство думи
Forms
domesticates
verb
domesticating
verb
domesticated
verb
Core family
domestication
noun C1
domestic
adjective B1
Related words
domestically
adverb B2
Negative and opposite forms
undomesticated
adjective
Advanced or less common
domesticity
noun C1
Изрази
domesticate a text
1/dəmˈɛstɪkˌeɪt ə tˈɛkst/
fixed phrase
technical
make a translation feel local
To change a translated text to fit the reader’s culture.
Примери
- The translator chose to domesticate the text by replacing unfamiliar foods with local ones.
- Some editors prefer not to domesticate a text too much because it can erase cultural differences.
domesticated animal
1/dəmˈɛstɪkˌeɪtɪd ˈænəməl/
fixed phrase
animal bred for human life
An animal that lives with people, like a cow or a dog.
Примери
- A cow is a domesticated animal, not a wild one.
- Domesticated animals often depend on humans for food and shelter.
domesticated plant
1/dəmˈɛstɪkˌeɪtɪd plˈænt/
fixed phrase
plant bred for farming
A plant that people grow and have changed by farming.
Примери
- Modern corn is a domesticated plant that looks very different from its wild ancestors.
- Many domesticated plants cannot easily survive without human care.