'Domesticating' definitions:
Definition of 'Domesticating'
From: GCIDE
- Domesticate \Do*mes"ti*cate\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Domesticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Domesticating.] [LL. domesticatus, p. p. of domesticare to reside in, to tame. See Domestic, a.]
- 1. To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self. [1913 Webster]
- 2. To cause to be, as it were, of one's family or country; as, to domesticate a foreign custom or word. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild animals; to domesticate a plant. [1913 Webster]
Words containing 'Domesticating'
- Domestic,
- Domestical,
- Domestically,
- Domesticate,
- Domesticated,
- Domestication,
- Domesticator,
- Domesticity,
- domestic animal,
- domestic ass,
- domestic carp,
- domestic cat,
- domestic dog,
- domestic flight,
- domestic fowl,
- domestic goat,
- domestic help,
- domestic llama,
- domestic partner,
- domestic pigeon,
- domestic prelate,
- domestic science,
- domestic sheep,
- domestic terrorism,
- domestic violence,
- domesticated animal,
- court of domestic relations,
- domestic relations court,
- domestic silkworm moth,
- domesticated silkworm moth,
- gross domestic product