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to domesticate
01
to change wild animals or plants for human use or cultivation
02
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
03
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
04
not able to be computed or enumerated
Example
Ancient civilizations domesticated plants like wheat and rice, transforming them into staple crops for agriculture.
Farmers have domesticated pigs, selecting traits for docility and suitability for farming.
Cats were domesticated in ancient Egypt to control pests in grain stores.
Some scientists are exploring the possibility of domesticating certain wild plants for food production in the future.
The process of domesticating horses revolutionized transportation and agriculture.
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