domesticize
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do·mes·ti·cize
(də-mĕs′tĭ-sīz′)tr.v. do·mes·ti·cized, do·mes·ti·ciz·ing, do·mes·ti·ciz·es
To domesticate.
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domesticize
Past participle: domesticized
Gerund: domesticizing
| Imperative |
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| domesticize |
| domesticize |
| Present |
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| I domesticize |
| you domesticize |
| he/she/it domesticizes |
| we domesticize |
| you domesticize |
| they domesticize |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I domesticized |
| you domesticized |
| he/she/it domesticized |
| we domesticized |
| you domesticized |
| they domesticized |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am domesticizing |
| you are domesticizing |
| he/she/it is domesticizing |
| we are domesticizing |
| you are domesticizing |
| they are domesticizing |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have domesticized |
| you have domesticized |
| he/she/it has domesticized |
| we have domesticized |
| you have domesticized |
| they have domesticized |
| Past Continuous |
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| I was domesticizing |
| you were domesticizing |
| he/she/it was domesticizing |
| we were domesticizing |
| you were domesticizing |
| they were domesticizing |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had domesticized |
| you had domesticized |
| he/she/it had domesticized |
| we had domesticized |
| you had domesticized |
| they had domesticized |
| Future |
|---|
| I will domesticize |
| you will domesticize |
| he/she/it will domesticize |
| we will domesticize |
| you will domesticize |
| they will domesticize |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have domesticized |
| you will have domesticized |
| he/she/it will have domesticized |
| we will have domesticized |
| you will have domesticized |
| they will have domesticized |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be domesticizing |
| you will be domesticizing |
| he/she/it will be domesticizing |
| we will be domesticizing |
| you will be domesticizing |
| they will be domesticizing |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been domesticizing |
| you have been domesticizing |
| he/she/it has been domesticizing |
| we have been domesticizing |
| you have been domesticizing |
| they have been domesticizing |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been domesticizing |
| you will have been domesticizing |
| he/she/it will have been domesticizing |
| we will have been domesticizing |
| you will have been domesticizing |
| they will have been domesticizing |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been domesticizing |
| you had been domesticizing |
| he/she/it had been domesticizing |
| we had been domesticizing |
| you had been domesticizing |
| they had been domesticizing |
| Conditional |
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| I would domesticize |
| you would domesticize |
| he/she/it would domesticize |
| we would domesticize |
| you would domesticize |
| they would domesticize |
| Past Conditional |
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| I would have domesticized |
| you would have domesticized |
| he/she/it would have domesticized |
| we would have domesticized |
| you would have domesticized |
| they would have domesticized |
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Verb 1. domesticize - overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
animal, animate being, beast, creature, fauna, brute - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation; "The advent of the automobile may have altered the growth pattern of the city"; "The discussion has changed my thinking about the issue"
break in, break - make submissive, obedient, or useful; "The horse was tough to break"; "I broke in the new intern"
domesticate, tame - 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"
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domesticize
verbTo train to live with and be of use to people:
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