domesticate

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• /dəˈmɛ.stɪ.kət/
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First attested in 1860; borrowed from Medieval Latin domesticātus (“domesticated”), see Etymology 1 and -ate (noun-forming suffix).

First attested in 1620; either borrowed from Middle French domestiquer (Modern French domestiquer) or directly from Medieval Latin domesticātus, perfect passive participle of domesticō (“to domesticate”), see -ate (verb-forming suffix). By surface analysis, domestic + -ate.

72 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Armenian: ընտելացնել (əntelacʻnel) — to make domestic
• Bulgarian: опитомявам (opitomjavam) — to make domestic
• Catalan: domesticar — to make domestic
• Danish: tæmme — to make domestic
• Dutch: domesticeren — to make domestic
• Finnish: kesyttää — to make domestic
• Galician: domesticar — to make domestic
• Greek: εξημερώνω (eximeróno) — to make domestic
• Latin: domesticō — to make domestic
• Old English: temian — to make domestic
• Portuguese: domesticar — to make domestic
• Romanian: domestici — to make domestic
• Russian: прируча́ть (priručátʹ) — to make domestic
• Russian: приручи́ть (priručítʹ) — to make domestic
• Spanish: domesticar — to make domestic
• Bulgarian: опитомявам (opitomjavam) — to make fit for domestic life
• Danish: tæmme — to make fit for domestic life
• Dutch: domesticeren — to make fit for domestic life
• Greek: εξημερώνω (eximeróno) — to make fit for domestic life
• Old English: temian — to make fit for domestic life
• Portuguese: domesticar — to make fit for domestic life
• Spanish: domesticar — to make fit for domestic life
• Armenian: ընտելացնել (əntelacʻnel) — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Catalan: domesticar — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Chinese Mandarin: 馴化 /驯化 (xùnhuà) — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Danish: domesticere — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Danish: tæmme — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Danish: gøre til husdyr — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Dutch: domesticeren — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• French: domestiquer — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Galician: domesticar — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• German: domestizieren — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Greek: εξημερώνω (eximeróno) — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Hungarian: háziasít — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Hungarian: domesztikál — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Icelandic: temja — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Ido: domestikigar — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Italian: addomesticare — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Italian: domesticare — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Japanese: 馴らす (narasu) — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Middle English: daunten — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Norwegian Bokmål: domestisere — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Old English: temian — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Polish: udamawiać — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Polish: udomawiać — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Polish: udomowiać — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Polish: udomowić — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Portuguese: domesticar — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Quechua: uyway — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Romanian: domestici — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Russian: одома́шнивать (odomášnivatʹ) — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Russian: одома́шнить (odomášnitʹ) — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Spanish: domesticar — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Swedish: domesticera — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Turkish: ehlileştirmek — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Turkish: evcilleştirmek — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Ukrainian: одома́шнювати (odomášnjuvaty) — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Ukrainian: одома́шнити (odomášnyty) — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Vietnamese: thuần hoá — (transitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Armenian: ընտելանալ (əntelanal) — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Chinese Mandarin: 馴化 /驯化 (xùnhuà) — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Danish: tæmme — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Ido: domestikeskar — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Polish: udamawiać się — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Polish: udomawiać się — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Polish: udomowiać się — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Polish: udomowić się — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Portuguese: domesticar-se — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Spanish: domesticarse — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Turkish: ehlileşmek — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Turkish: evcilleşmek — (intransitive) to adapt to live with humans
• Chinese Mandarin: 歸化 /归化 (guīhuà) — translation studies