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| Main Entry: |
domesticate
 [duh-mes-ti-keyt] 
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| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tame; habituate |
| Synonyms: | acclimatize, accustom, break, break in, breed, bring up, bust, corral, domiciliate, familiarize, gentle, herd, hitch, housetrain, naturalize, raise, reclaim, round up, subdue, teach, train, yoke |
| Main Entry: | domesticate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
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Adjectives: |
| Main Entry: | gentle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a mild or kind nature |
| Synonyms: | affable, agreeable, amiable, benign, biddable, bland, compassionate, considerate, cool*, cultivated, disciplined, docile, domesticated, dove-like, easy, genial, humane, kindly, laid back, lenient, manageable, meek, mellow, merciful, moderate, pacific, peaceful, placid, pleasant, pleasing, pliable, quiet, soft, softhearted, sweet-tempered, sympathetic, tame, taught, temperate, tender, tractable, trained, warmhearted |
| Notes: | genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your God or denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature |
| Antonyms: | crude, rough, troubled, unkind, violent, wild |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Example Sentences
- Instead, they domesticated themselves and chose their own mates without human interference.
- After a few generations they will be a domesticated breed that will not have to go out hunting any more.
- Several say the paper misinterpreted the genetics and history of the kouprey, which may still exist in domesticated form.
| Main Entry: | harness |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rein in; control |
| Synonyms: | accouter, apply, bind, bridle, channel, check, cinch, collar, constrain, couple, curb, domesticate, employ, equip, exploit, fasten, fetter, fit, furnish, gear, govern, hitch, hold, leash, limit, make productive, mobilize, muzzle, outfit, put in harness, render useful, rig, saddle, secure, strap, tackle, tame, tie, utilize, yoke |
| Antonyms: | release, unharness |
| Main Entry: | subdued |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet, controlled |
| Synonyms: | chastened, crestfallen, dejected, dim, domestic, domesticated, down in the mouth, downcast, grave, hushed, inobtrusive, low-key, mellow*, moderated, muted, neutral, out of spirits, repentant, repressed, restrained, sad, serious, shaded, sober, soft, softened, solemn, submissive, subtle, tasteful, tempered, toned down, unobtrusive |
| Antonyms: | aroused, boisterous, communicative, excited, roused, talkative, uncontrolled |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | submissive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | compliant |
| Synonyms: | abject, accommodating, acquiescent, amenable, bowing down, comformable, complying, deferential, docile, domesticated, dutiful, giving-in, humble, ingratiating, lowly, malleable, meek, menial, nonresistant, nonresisting, obedient, obeisant, obeying, obsequious, passive, patient, pliable, pliant, resigned, servile, slavish, subdued, tame, tractable, uncomplaining, unresisting, yes*, yielding |
| Antonyms: | disobedient, fighting, intractable, resistant, unyielding |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | vernacular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | native, colloquial |
| Synonyms: | common, dialectal, domesticated, idiomatic, indigenous, informal, ingrained, inherent, local, natural, ordinary, plebian, popular, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | reclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | restore |
| Synonyms: | domesticate, recall, recover, reform, refurbish, regenerate, repair, resolve, restitute, salvage, save, tame, train |
| Antonyms: | abandon, forfeit |
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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