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Domestication
01
the habituation of a person to household routines and skills, fostering comfort with domestic life and its responsibilities
Examples
Her domestication accelerated once she learned to plan weekly menus and manage the grocery budget.
02
the selective cultivation of wild plants to create crop species for human food and other agricultural uses
Examples
Maize domestication in Mesoamerica reshaped wild teosinte into the staple grain that feeds millions today.
03
the process of taming wild animals and developing them into pets or livestock through selective breeding and husbandry
Examples
Archaeologists believe the domestication of dogs began when ancient wolves scavenged near human campsites.
Lexical Tree
domestication
domesticate
domestic
domest
