Meanings
verbdomesticize (third-person singular simple present domesticizes, present participle domesticizing, simple past and past participle domesticized)
present singular third person domesticizes · participle present domesticizing · participle past domesticized · past domesticized
- To make domestic; domesticate.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbovercome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
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APA
domesticize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domesticize
MLA
“domesticize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domesticize. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “domesticize,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/domesticize.
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