domestication C1 Topic:Actions & Processes US /dəˌmɛstəˈkeɪʃən/ See IPA manual Freq #65449 Meanings 1 noun The act of taming wild animals or adapting plants for human use. The domestication of dogs began many thousands of years ago. 2 noun The state of being adapted to home life. He resisted any attempt at domestication and valued his freedom. Thesaurus Synonyms 2 noun · the state of being adapted... tameness Word family Forms domestications Derived forms dedomesticationgeodomesticationneodomesticationoverdomesticationperidomesticationpostdomesticationpredomesticationself-domesticationsemidomesticationundomestication Etymology AI details From domesticate + -ion. Topics Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # domestication **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /dəˌmɛstəˈkeɪʃən/ **Frequency rank:** 65449 ## Meanings 1. The act of taming wild animals or adapting plants for human use. 2. The state of being adapted to home life. ## Examples - The domestication of dogs began many thousands of years ago. - He resisted any attempt at domestication and valued his freedom. ## Derived Forms - dedomestication - geodomestication - neodomestication - overdomestication - peridomestication - postdomestication - predomestication - self-domestication - semidomestication - undomestication ## Etymology From domesticate + -ion. ## AI Etymology Domestication is from domesticate + -ion. The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it can mean the act of taming wild animals or adapting plants for human use, or the state of being adapted to home life. Derived formations include dedomestication, geodomestication, neodomestication, overdomestication, peridomestication. ## Topics - Actions & Processes - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown