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Verb
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domesticate (domesticate%2:30:01::)
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cultivate (cultivate%2:30:01::)
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naturalize (naturalize%2:30:03::)
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naturalise (naturalise%2:30:03::)
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tame (tame%2:30:01::)
(adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment)
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
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(v)
domesticate (domesticate%2:30:00::)
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domesticize (domesticize%2:30:00::)
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domesticise (domesticise%2:30:00::)
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reclaim (reclaim%2:30:04::)
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tame (tame%2:30:04::)
(overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable)
"He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
S:
(v)
domesticate (domesticate%2:30:02::)
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tame (tame%2:30:02::)
(make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans)
"The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"