domesticate
gb/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/ us/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/
B2
Anglais
Sens
0 sens
Verbe
B2
action
1
tame an animal for people
To train a wild animal to live with people.
Schéma d’usage :
domesticate [an animal]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners often use domesticate when they mean train a pet (teach commands); domesticate focuses on making an animal not wild.
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
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.)
Collocations
domesticate an animal
|domesticate a wild animal
|domesticate a fox
|domesticate a wolf
|domesticate a rabbit
|successfully domesticate
|attempt to domesticate
|partially domesticate
Thèmes
animals
|nature
|daily_life
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- People domesticated dogs a long time ago.
- It is hard to domesticate a wild animal.
Verbe
technical
C1
process
2
breed a species for human use
To breed plants or animals for people to use.
Schéma d’usage :
domesticate [a species/plant/crop]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners may confuse taming an individual animal with domestication of a whole species (which takes generations).
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
rewild (To restore a species or population to a wilder state and reduced human control.)
Collocations
domesticate a species
|domesticate a crop
|domesticate wheat
|domesticate maize
|domesticate cattle
|domesticate over centuries
|selectively domesticate
|the domestication of
Thèmes
animals
|agriculture
|science
|history
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- Farmers domesticated many plants for food.
Verbe
formal
C1
action
3
adapt something to local culture
To make something foreign feel local and familiar.
Schéma d’usage :
domesticate [something] for [an audience/market/place]
Erreur fréquente :
Learners sometimes confuse this with import; domesticate means adapt after bringing something in.
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
foreignize (In translation and culture, to keep the foreign feel rather than making it local.)
Collocations
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
Thèmes
culture
|media
|business
|language
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples pédagogiques
- They domesticated the app for the Japanese market.
Verbe
legal
C2
action
4
make a foreign court order enforceable
In law, to make a foreign court decision valid locally.
Schéma d’usage :
domesticate [a foreign judgment/order] in [a jurisdiction/state/country]
Erreur fréquente :
This meaning is legal and is not related to animals or the home.
Synonymes
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.)
Antonymes
refuse to recognize (To deny legal effect to the foreign judgment.)
Collocations
domesticate a foreign judgment
|domesticate an out-of-state judgment
|move to domesticate
|petition to domesticate
|domesticate in the state
|domesticate in the jurisdiction
Thèmes
law
|government
|business
Exemples
- 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.
Grammaire
Forme canonique
domesticate
API
GB/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/
US/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/
Syllabes et accentuation
do - mest - ic - ate (4 syllabes)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mest)
Formes du mot
Verb
- Base: domesticate
- 3rd Person Singular: domesticates
- Present Participle: domesticating
- Past: domesticated
Famille de mots
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
Expressions
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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- 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.
Exemples
- Modern corn is a domesticated plant that looks very different from its wild ancestors.
- Many domesticated plants cannot easily survive without human care.