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
But again, there is a difference between human and animal proximity, being tamed, and being fully domesticated.
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
And, in fact, the birds are so nice that people domesticated them twice—in both Mesoamerica and the American southwest.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024
They were domesticated in Mexico by the Aztecs, who roasted the guajolote on a large spit and used its feathers to decorate clothing and blankets.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Similar to dogs or horses, the animals are domesticated creatures that have a naturally calming effect.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2024
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Paul Smaglik, Discover Magazine, 4 Dec. 2024
And, in fact, the birds are so nice that people domesticated them twice—in both Mesoamerica and the American southwest.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 27 Nov. 2024
They were domesticated in Mexico by the Aztecs, who roasted the guajolote on a large spit and used its feathers to decorate clothing and blankets.
—Kendra Nordin Beato, The Christian Science Monitor, 26 Nov. 2024
Similar to dogs or horses, the animals are domesticated creatures that have a naturally calming effect.
—Jessica Puckett, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for domesticate
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Amid all of this, Border Hawk cultivated a growing audience for stories that blamed migrants themselves for the growing chaos.Rachel Monroe, The New Yorker, 20 Dec. 2024
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Next Steps for Success: Get the Kids Involved: create opportunities for heirs to participate in philanthropic efforts and legacy planning to cultivate a sense of ownership and responsibility.April Rudin, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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The colt was trained by Doug O’Neill and ridden by Frankie Dettori.John Cherwa, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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These are trained on fewer parameters, with weights and balances that are tailored to individual use cases.David G.W. Birch, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Slowly, ideas that Xiao and his allies had propagated decades ago—the stabilizing force of the strongman and a reverence for cultural traditions—seem to have arrived in the control center of the world’s most powerful liberal democracy.Chang Che, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Poisoned data can train AI systems to make unsafe decisions, propagate bias or even execute security vulnerabilities.Steve Wilson, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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One of Trump's top confidants, billionaire Elon Musk, who used his massive social media following to help kill the spending bill, even suggested Congress leave the government closed until Trump takes office next month, and a handful of Republican hardliners in the House agreed.Sam Woodward, USA TODAY, 21 Dec. 2024
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Finding Chiron’s gas In the new study, a team used data from the James Webb Space Telescope (JWST) to study these TNOs that are a bit like floating time capsules.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Dec. 2024
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Harbaugh utilized the rule to attempt a 57-yard place kick.Nick Kosmider, The Athletic, 20 Dec. 2024
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Nurses often utilize video calls to conduct initial assessments in an emergency.Ethan Stone, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
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Willams produces and narrates the film and seems to have given the screenwriters Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole and Gracey the go-ahead to rip him to shreds.Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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They were employed at Boeing’s manufacturing factory, where its 737 MAX, 767, and 777 planes are produced.Jenny Goldsberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 24 Dec. 2024
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That is what breeds dishonesty and breaks authenticity.Drew Gerber, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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This growth saw housing costs rise, breeding popular discontent.Brady Knox, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 18 Dec. 2024
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Now Foods Solutions Castor Oil $10 AMAZON Does Vaseline help eyelashes grow longer?Lorena Meouchi, Vogue, 27 Dec. 2024
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The state has one of the fastest growing homeless populations in the country, according to federal data.Aaron Bolton, NPR, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Domesticate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/domesticate. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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