Meanings
noundomestication (countable and uncountable, plural domestications)
plural domestications
- countableuncountableThe act of domesticating, or accustoming to home; the action of taming wild animals or breeding plants.
- countableuncountableThe act of domesticating, or making a legal instrument recognized and enforceable in a jurisdiction foreign to the one in which the instrument was originally issued or created.
- countableuncountablehuman sciencesThe act of domesticating a text.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounthe attribute of having been domesticated
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Origin
Translations
Arabic اِسْتِئْنَاس
- اِسْتِئْنَاس (istiʔnās)the action of taming
Bulgarian опитомяване
- опитомяване (opitomjavane)the action of taming
Catalan domesticació
- domesticacióthe action of taming
Chinese Mandarin 馴化 /驯化
- 馴化 /驯化 (xùnhuà)the action of taming
Dutch domesticatie
- domesticatiethe action of taming
Finnish kesytys
- kesytysthe action of taming
French domestication
- domesticationthe action of taming
German Domestizierung
- Domestizierungthe action of taming
Greek εξημέρωση
- εξημέρωση (eximérosi)the action of taming
Hebrew ביות
- ביות (biut)the action of taming
Hungarian háziasítás
- háziasításthe action of taming
Italian domesticazione
- domesticazionethe action of taming
Malay pembelajinakan, pendomestikan
- pembelajinakanthe action of taming
- pendomestikanthe action of taming
- domestikasithe action of taming
Portuguese domesticação
- domesticaçãothe action of taming
Romanian domesticire
- domesticirethe action of taming
Russian одома́шнивание, доместика́ция
- одома́шнивание (odomášnivanije)the action of taming
- доместика́ция (domestikácija)the action of taming
Spanish domesticación
- domesticaciónthe action of taming
Swedish domesticering
- domesticeringthe action of taming
Tagalog sapaamo
- sapaamothe action of taming
Ukrainian одома́шнення
- одома́шнення (odomášnennja)the action of taming
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with domestication
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APA
domestication. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domestication
MLA
“domestication.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domestication. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “domestication,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domestication.
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