Definition of: domesticate

(də·mes′tə·kāt) v. ·cat·ed, ·cat·ing v.t.
1. To train for domestic use; tame.
2. To civilize.
3. To cause to feel at ease or at home, make domestic.
—v.i.
4. To become domestic. Also do·mes′ti·cize. [<Med. L domesticatus, pp. of domesticare live in a house <L domus house]
—do·mes′ti·ca′tion noun