domesticate

Verb
  1. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (synset 200303245)
    "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
    referred to in: flora, plant, plant life - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
    is a type of: accommodate, adapt - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
    same as: cultivate, naturalise, naturalize, tame
  2. Overcome the wildness of;
    Make docile and tractable (synset 200302911)
    "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
    referred to in: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
    subtypes: break, break in - make submissive, obedient, or useful
    same as: domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame
    verb group: domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
  3. Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (synset 200302637)
    "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
    referred to in: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
    is a type of: accommodate, adapt - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
    same as: tame
    verb group: domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame - overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

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