domesticate
gb/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/ us/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/
B2
Inggeris
Makna
0 makna
Kata kerja
B2
action
1
tame an animal for people
To train a wild animal to live with people.
Corak penggunaan:
domesticate [an animal]
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners often use domesticate when they mean train a pet (teach commands); domesticate focuses on making an animal not wild.
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
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.)
Kolokasi
domesticate an animal
|domesticate a wild animal
|domesticate a fox
|domesticate a wolf
|domesticate a rabbit
|successfully domesticate
|attempt to domesticate
|partially domesticate
Tema
animals
|nature
|daily_life
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- People domesticated dogs a long time ago.
- It is hard to domesticate a wild animal.
Kata kerja
technical
C1
process
2
breed a species for human use
To breed plants or animals for people to use.
Corak penggunaan:
domesticate [a species/plant/crop]
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners may confuse taming an individual animal with domestication of a whole species (which takes generations).
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
rewild (To restore a species or population to a wilder state and reduced human control.)
Kolokasi
domesticate a species
|domesticate a crop
|domesticate wheat
|domesticate maize
|domesticate cattle
|domesticate over centuries
|selectively domesticate
|the domestication of
Tema
animals
|agriculture
|science
|history
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- Farmers domesticated many plants for food.
Kata kerja
formal
C1
action
3
adapt something to local culture
To make something foreign feel local and familiar.
Corak penggunaan:
domesticate [something] for [an audience/market/place]
Kesilapan biasa:
Learners sometimes confuse this with import; domesticate means adapt after bringing something in.
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
foreignize (In translation and culture, to keep the foreign feel rather than making it local.)
Kolokasi
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
Tema
culture
|media
|business
|language
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh untuk pelajar
- They domesticated the app for the Japanese market.
Kata kerja
legal
C2
action
4
make a foreign court order enforceable
In law, to make a foreign court decision valid locally.
Corak penggunaan:
domesticate [a foreign judgment/order] in [a jurisdiction/state/country]
Kesilapan biasa:
This meaning is legal and is not related to animals or the home.
Sinonim
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.)
Antonim
refuse to recognize (To deny legal effect to the foreign judgment.)
Kolokasi
domesticate a foreign judgment
|domesticate an out-of-state judgment
|move to domesticate
|petition to domesticate
|domesticate in the state
|domesticate in the jurisdiction
Tema
law
|government
|business
Contoh
- 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.
Tatabahasa
Bentuk kamus
domesticate
IPA
GB/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/
US/dəmˈɛstɪkɪt/
Suku kata dan tekanan
do - mest - ic - ate (4 suku kata)
Stress on 2nd syllable (mest)
Bentuk kata
Verb
- Base: domesticate
- 3rd Person Singular: domesticates
- Present Participle: domesticating
- Past: domesticated
Keluarga kata
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
Ungkapan
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.
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh
- 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.
Contoh
- Modern corn is a domesticated plant that looks very different from its wild ancestors.
- Many domesticated plants cannot easily survive without human care.