Synonyms for domesticated


Grammar : Adj
Spell : duh-mes-ti-keyt
Phonetic Transcription : dəˈmɛs tɪˌkeɪt


Définition of domesticated

Origin :
  • 1630s, of animals; 1741, of persons, "to cause to be attached to home and family;" from Medieval Latin domesticatus, past participle of domesticare "to tame," literally "to dwell in a house," from domesticus (see domestic). Related: Domesticated; domesticating.
  • adj tame
Example sentences :
  • All animals, insects and birds have been domesticated and are fed by their keepers.
  • Extract from : « Astounding Stories of Super-Science April 1930 » by Various
  • They cannot be, or at all events they never are, domesticated, and most of them are not beautiful.
  • Extract from : « The Soul of a People » by H. Fielding
  • The domesticated nativeʼs character is a succession of surprises.
  • Extract from : « The Philippine Islands » by John Foreman
  • They are, as a rule, domesticated individuals, with a pretty turn for mixing a salad.
  • Extract from : « Dross » by Henry Seton Merriman
  • The tame rabbit has been domesticated from an ancient period.
  • Extract from : « The Variation of Animals and Plants Under Domestication, Vol. I. » by Charles Darwin
  • The men of his school also appealed to domesticated varieties.
  • Extract from : « The Life and Letters of Charles Darwin, Volume II (of II) » by Charles Darwin
  • As it is, he is, like Miss Yonge, merely tedious and domesticated.
  • Extract from : « The Green Carnation » by Robert Smythe Hichens
  • Domesticated in many parts of Europe, including Britain and Leicestershire.
  • Extract from : « Practical Taxidermy » by Montagu Browne
  • They were both, some years back, domesticated in her family.
  • Extract from : « Anecdotes of Dogs » by Edward Jesse
  • There is evidence that the ox was domesticated during this period.
  • Extract from : « The Bronze Age in Ireland » by George Coffey

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