domesticate
To train a wild animal to live with people.
To make an animal, especially a wild one, gentle and able to live with or be controlled by people.
To breed plants or animals for people to use.
To change a wild plant or animal species over many generations by breeding and human selection so that it becomes suited to living with people or being used by people.
To make something foreign feel local and familiar.
To change something from another place or culture so it seems familiar and works well in a new local context.
In law, to make a foreign court decision valid locally.
To have a judgment or legal order from another jurisdiction officially recognized so it can be enforced in the local jurisdiction.
- Base: domesticate
- 3rd Person Singular: domesticates
- Present Participle: domesticating
- Past: domesticated
domesticate a text
1make a translation feel local
To change a translated text to fit the reader’s culture.
- 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
1animal bred for human life
An animal that lives with people, like a cow or a dog.
- A cow is a domesticated animal, not a wild one.
- Domesticated animals often depend on humans for food and shelter.
- A dog is a domesticated animal.
domesticated plant
1plant bred for farming
A plant that people grow and have changed by farming.
- Modern corn is a domesticated plant that looks very different from its wild ancestors.
- Many domesticated plants cannot easily survive without human care.
- Wheat is a domesticated plant.