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domable

/ˈdəʊməbl̩/ UK
/ˈdoʊməbl̩/ US

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From Late Latin domābilis (“tameable”), from domāre (“to tame”), present infinitive of domō (“to break in, to tame”), from Proto-Italic *domaō (“to tame”), from Proto-Indo-European *demh₂- (“to domesticate, to tame”); compare Old French domable.

adjective more domable · most domable

obsolete, rare Capable of being tamed; tameable, domesticable. And this may alſo bee the reaſon, why God preſenting all other creatures to the preſence of man, he did not likewiſe bring him the fiſhes as well as the beaſts of all ſpecies and kindes, because the beaſts being domable, and eaſie to be tamed by man (at leaſtway whiles man was ſubject to God) might
Similar: domesticable, domesticatable, tamable, tameable · Opposite: undomesticable, undomesticatable, untamable, untameable

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@misc{domable_2026,
  title = {domable},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/domable},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}