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domable

adj · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈdəʊməbl̩/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • General-American: /ˈdoʊməbl̩/

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adj

Meaning 1

Capable of being tamed; tameable, domesticable.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete, rare

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: domesticable, domesticatable, tamable, tameable

Antonyms: undomesticable, undomesticatable, untamable, untameable

History

Etymology

From Late Latin domābilis (“tameable”), from domāre (“to tame”), present infinitive of domō (“to break in, to tame”), from Proto-Italic *domaō (“to tame”), from Proto-Indo-European *demh2- (“to domesticate, to tame”); compare Old French domable.