domesticate
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domesticate¹
- /dəˈmɛ.stɪ.keɪt/
- /-stə-/
Where it comes from
First attested in 1620; either borrowed from Middle French domestiquer (Modern French domestiquer) or directly from Medieval Latin domesticātus, perfect passive participle of domesticō (“to domesticate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, domestic + -ate.
verb domesticates · domesticating · domesticated
- To make domestic.
- To make (more) fit for domestic life. "To answer your question, Tai's fine. She mostly just smokes socially these days." "You're domesticating her!" "We're domesticating each other. The other day I found myself reading a home decorating blog."
- To adapt to live with humans. The Russians claim to have successfully domesticated foxes.
- To adapt to live with humans. Dogs have clearly domesticated more than cats.
- To make a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.
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To amend the elements of a text to fit local culture.
Opposite: foreignize
domesticate²
- /dəˈmɛ.stɪ.kət/
- /-stə-/
- /-kɪt/
Where it comes from
First attested in 1860; borrowed from Medieval Latin domesticātus (“domesticated”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (noun-forming suffix).
noun domesticates
- An animal or plant that has been domesticated.
Translations
Every language
verb (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
| Español | domesticar |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 馴らす narasu |
| 中文 | 馴化 /驯化 xùnhuà |
| Português | domesticar |
| Français | domestiquer |
| Deutsch | domestizieren |
| Italiano | addomesticare, domesticare |
| Ελληνικά | εξημερώνω eximeróno |
| Română | domestici |
| Русский | одома́шнивать odomášnivatʹ, одома́шнить odomášnitʹ |
| Tiếng Việt | thuần hoá |
verb (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
| Español | domesticarse |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 馴化 /驯化 xùnhuà |
| Português | domesticar-se |
verb to make domestic
| Español | domesticar |
|---|---|
| Português | domesticar |
| Ελληνικά | εξημερώνω eximeróno |
| Română | domestici |
| Русский | прируча́ть priručátʹ, приручи́ть priručítʹ |
verb to make fit for domestic life
| Español | domesticar |
|---|---|
| Português | domesticar |
| Ελληνικά | εξημερώνω eximeróno |
verb translation studies
| 中文 | 歸化 /归化 guīhuà |
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Talk about this word "domesticate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/domesticate. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. domesticate. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/domesticate "domesticate." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/domesticate.Cite this
@misc{domesticate_2026,
title = {domesticate},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/domesticate},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
