domesticate
/dəʊˈmestɪkeɪt/verb
with obj.(一般作be domesticated)
1- tame (an animal) and keep it as a pet or for farm produce驯养, 驯化（动物）：
mammals were first domesticated for their milk.
哺乳动物最初被驯养是为了取奶。
1.1
- cultivate (a plant) for food栽培, 种植（植物）（以食用）。
1.2
- humorous make (someone) fond of and good at home life and the tasks that it involves〈幽默〉使爱家; 使善于持家：
you've quite domesticated him
你已把他改造成爱家的男人了
as adj. domesticated he is thoroughly domesticated.他被彻底改造成家庭主男了。
派生词
domesticable
adjectivedomestication
noun词源
mid 17th cent.: from medieval Latin domesticat- 'domesticated'， from the verb domesticare, from Latin domesticus 'belonging to the house' （see DOMESTIC）.