What are some opposite words for domesticate?
Antonyms for domesticate
dəˈmɛs tɪˌkeɪt; -kɪtdo·mes·ti·cate
This page is about all possible antonyms and opposite words for the term domesticate.
Princeton's WordNet
domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tameverb
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
Synonyms:
reclaim, educate, naturalise, cultivate, domesticize, civilize, school, moderate, crop, work, naturalize, domesticise, tone down, train, tame, civilise, chasten, subduedomesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tameverb
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
Synonyms:
recover, reclaim, chasten, naturalise, cultivate, domesticize, regenerate, naturalize, moderate, rectify, domesticise, tone down, repossess, tame, reform, subduedomesticate, tameverb
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"
Synonyms:
naturalize, tame, chasten, subdue, domesticise, reclaim, moderate, tone down, cultivate, naturalise, domesticize
How to use domesticate in a sentence?
They wanted to domesticate Christmas, bring it indoors, and focus it on children.
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