domesticize

Verb
  1. 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: domesticate, domesticise, reclaim, tame
    verb group: domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

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