as in to cultivate
to change (a wild animal or plant) over time to make it more suited to life with or use by humans
Humans domesticated wolves to produce man's best friend.
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Recent Examples of domesticate
Now, an international team of researchers has recovered the first ancient Yersinia pestis genome from a nonhuman host — a Bronze Age domesticated sheep that lived around 4,000 years ago in what is nowmodern-day Russia.
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
If successful, the case could set precedent for how far state agencies can go in enforcing wildlife regulations, particularly when animals are domesticated and kept in private homes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
What other Middle Tennessee city chicken laws say In Metro Nashville and Davidson County, domesticated farm animals are restricted, unless a lot size of five acres is met.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 July 2025
Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets suggest pigeons were domesticated as early as 5,000 years ago, and hieroglyphic evidence suggests the Ancient Egyptians used them as messengers.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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Taylor Nicioli, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2025
If successful, the case could set precedent for how far state agencies can go in enforcing wildlife regulations, particularly when animals are domesticated and kept in private homes.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Aug. 2025
What other Middle Tennessee city chicken laws say In Metro Nashville and Davidson County, domesticated farm animals are restricted, unless a lot size of five acres is met.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 28 July 2025
Mesopotamian cuneiform tablets suggest pigeons were domesticated as early as 5,000 years ago, and hieroglyphic evidence suggests the Ancient Egyptians used them as messengers.
—Calista Oetama, Sacbee.com, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domesticate
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The key lies in cultivating self-awareness.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Words that call us not to manage time or extract value, but to cultivate and to care.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
11 Sep. 2025
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Marshburn described how he was trained for only one hour to perform ultrasound scans before a mission.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Mascherano confirmed Friday morning that Messi trained with the team all week and will be ready for the game Saturday.—
Michelle Kaufman,
Miami Herald,
12 Sep. 2025
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To develop a whole-virus vaccine, researchers must first spend months isolating and propagating the virus.—
Deborah Fuller,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
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Errors should propagate with clear context and actionable logging.—
Gopikrishnan Anilkumar,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Photonic quantum computing is a quantum computation approach that uses photons—particles of light—as qubits.—
Gil Press,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Zoryve has a unique active ingredient—roflumilast, an enzyme inhibitor that’s being used for the first time in a topical medication.—
Megan McIntyre,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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The solar panels produce electricity in DC current which is then converted to AC current utilized inside the building with an inverter.—
Mindy Lubber,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
15 Sep. 2025
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The river also serves Mexico and more than two dozen Native American tribes, produces hydropower, and supplies water to farms that grow most of the nation’s winter vegetables.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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Calligraphers like Mustapha produce sacred work, such as copies of the Quran, books of religious poetry, and amulets.—
Livia Gershon,
JSTOR Daily,
14 Sep. 2025
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Under the new Fish and Wildlife interim pintail harvest strategy, hunters in all four flyways are expected to have a three-pintail daily bag limit option for next year's 2026–'27 season based on this year's breeding population results.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Sep. 2025
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Stay Uncomfortable Comfort breeds complacency.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The story was also adapted as a Gene Barry feature film in 1958 and Tom Cruise’s version directed by Steven Spielberg in 2005.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Teammates have lauded both his skill set and ability to quickly adapt to coach Kyle Shanahan’s system as well as his presence in the locker room.—
Jerry McDonald,
Mercury News,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Domesticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domesticate. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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