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domestication

[duh-mes-ti-key-shuhn] / dəˌmɛs tɪˈkeɪ ʃən /
NOUN
discipline
Synonyms
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control development education method practice preparation regulation restraint self-control self-restraint will
STRONG
conduct cultivation curb drill drilling exercise inculcation indoctrination limitation orderliness self-command self-government strictness subordination willpower
WEAK
self-mastery
Antonyms
STRONGEST
agitation ignorance
WEAK
award chaos confusion disorder disorganization neglect negligence permissiveness reward
NOUN
domesticity
Synonyms
WEAK
family life staying at home
NOUN
training
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coaching discipline drill education exercise guidance instruction practice schooling teaching workout
STRONG
background basics buildup cultivation foundation grounding groundwork indoctrination preliminaries principles readying seasoning sharpening tuition tune-up tutelage upbringing warmup
WEAK
chalk talk
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance neglect
STRONG
destruction

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An expansive exhibition focuses on the Japanese warriors—from their rise as masters of warfare to their domestication as part of the civil service and landed gentry—as well as their long cultural afterlife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 8, 2026

The research also highlights how difficult it is to identify the earliest stages of dog domestication.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

None of the Late Pleistocene specimens examined, including some previously suggested as "proto-dogs," showed skull features consistent with domestication.

From Science Daily • Jan. 6, 2026

The study's authors also hypothesised that the domestication process is wrongly believed to be initiated by humans, who have captured or selectively bred animals in the past.

From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025

On the other hand, perhaps at least some humans in any large area of the globe would have been receptive to the experimentation that led to domestication.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

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