DOMESTICATE, verb transitive 1. To make domestic; to retire from the public; to accustom to remain much at home; as, to domesticate ones self. 2. To make familiar, as if at home. 3. To accustom to live near the habitations of man; to tame; as, to domesticate wild animals.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI