Meaning

1 senses

  1. An animal or plant that has been domesticated.

Examples

26 sentences

  1. A donkey is a domesticated ass.

    ruИшак – это домашний осёл. — Wayawa

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  2. A ferret is a domesticated weasel.

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  3. A dog is a domesticated wolf.

    ruСобака - это одомашненный волк. — marafon

    deDer Hund ist ein domestizierter Wolf. — Adelpa

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  4. We didn't domesticate cats; cats domesticated us.

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  5. The animals which live on farms are domesticated.

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Origin

First attested in 1860; borrowed from Medieval Latin domesticātus (“domesticated”), see Et

First attested in 1860; borrowed from Medieval Latin domesticātus (“domesticated”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

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Forms

plural: domesticates
Singulardomesticate
Pluraldomesticates

regular

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
domedomesticB2domesticallyC1domiciledominancedominantC1

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