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

From domesticate + -ion.

Topics

Actions & Processes Word Formation & Derivatives

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# 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

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