Domesticating a plant or animal is the process of training them to live in a particular environment and to behave in a specific way.
The goal of the project was to domesticate the animals so that they would no longer be a danger to the villagers.
The goal of the project was to domesticate the plant so that it would produce more food.
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overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
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verb
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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verb
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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The cow is domesticated.
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It is the ancestor of the domestic goat.
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The ferret is a domestic mammal.
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The silkworm is completely domesticated.
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The disease is prominent in the domesticated hedgehog.
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The dog was the only domesticated animal.
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The domestic area is closed to the public.
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The players play in the domestic league.
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There was a financial crisis in the domestic market.
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All the animals in the petting zoo are domesticated.