domesticate

verb/dumɨʃtiˈkaɾ/medium

do·mes·ti·car

Definitions

1To make (an animal) docile and adapted to living with humans.

Humans began to domesticate wolves thousands of years ago.

It is difficult to domesticate an adult wild animal.

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2To bring under control, to discipline; to make submissive or tame.

The parents tried to domesticate their son's rebellious spirit.

The authoritarian regime seeks to domesticate the population.

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Do latim 'domesticare' (tornar caseiro, amansar).