domesticize
domesticize · domesticizes · domesticized · domesticizing
To make domestic; domesticateTo make domestic; domesticate.
Meaning
1 sensesTo make domestic; domesticate.
More definitions
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
Origin
From domestic + -ize.From domestic + -ize.
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Forms
domesticizes, domesticizing, domesticized, domesticized| Base form | domesticize · to domesticize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | domesticizes |
| Present participle | domesticizing |
| Past simple | domesticized |
| Past participle | domesticized |
regular · Lesson
Synonyms
4 synonymsClose in meaning
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable:domesticatedomesticisereclaimtame
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle