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domesticate
do·mes·ti·cate / dəˈmestiˌkāt/ • v. [tr.] (usu. be domesticated) tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce: mammals were first domesticated for their milk. ∎ cultivate (a plant) for food. ∎ humorous make (someone) fond of and good at home life and the tasks that it involves: you've quite domesticated him | [as adj.] (domesticated) he is thoroughly domesticated. DERIVATIVES: do·mes·ti·ca·ble / -kəbəl/ adj. do·mes·ti·ca·tion / -ˌmestiˈkāshən/ n. |
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domesticate
•defalcate • demarcate • cheapskate
•eradicate • abdicate
•dedicate, medicate, predicate
•indicate, syndicate, vindicate
•adjudicate • defecate
•certificate, pontificate
•confiscate • replicate • explicate
•spifflicate • triplicate • implicate
•complicate
•duplicate, quadruplicate, quintuplicate
•supplicate • fornicate
•communicate, excommunicate, intercommunicate, tunicate
•divaricate, prevaricate
•fabricate • deprecate • metricate
•extricate
•lubricate, rubricate
•desiccate • intoxicate • masticate
•authenticate • domesticate
•sophisticate • prognosticate
•rusticate • hypothecate • manducate
•educate • obfuscate • inculcate
•bifurcate • suffocate • allocate
•dislocate • reciprocate • coruscate
•altercate • advocate • equivocate
•furcate
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"domesticate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 1 Jun. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "domesticate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (June 1, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-domesticate.html "domesticate." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved June 01, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-domesticate.html |
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