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domesticated

domesticated

3.1
Kept or grown by people for food, work and company
  • adjective
  • /dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪtɪd/
  • Specialized
translation icon : domesticado
  • A fun fact for you, carrots were actually domesticated in Afghanistan.

So domesticated cats and feral cats are both cats.

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Examples

  • And so I think maybe it's our diet because domesticated dogs eat what we feed them.

  • So how, how big are wild rabbits and how big do domesticated rabbits get?

  • So domesticated cats and feral cats are both cats.

  • These shrub like plants were first domesticated in Ethiopia and are now cultivated throughout Equatorial regions.

  • Domesticated animals, such as cows and sheep, provide food and companionship to humans.

  • Many people prefer adopting domesticated pets like dogs and cats for their friendly behavior.

  • Farmers raise domesticated plants to ensure a reliable source of food and materials.

Synonyms

domestic
vsdomesticated
32 2.5

Animals and plants changed to live with people for food, work, or pets

covers adaptation for life with humans more broadly including farming and companionship
tame
vsdomesticated
11 1.0

Not wild because people keep or breed it

focuses more on being adapted for life with humans and specific uses
tamed
vsdomesticated
1.8

Made less wild so people can control it

emphasizes the state of adaptation for living with humans rather than the change

Antonyms

1.0

Living in a natural state and not tamed by people

29 6.7

An animal that lives wild after escaping people and is often dangerous

Compounds

domesticated animal
  • Specialized
2 1.1

An animal people keep and breed to live with them or help them

8.1

A creamy white Asian moth bred by people whose caterpillars make most silk

How Domesticated

domesticated
  • Specialized
3.1
tame
9 3.4
feral
4 5.7

Surface Forms

domesticated positive

Morphology

domesticated = domesticate (transparent) = domestic + ate + ed

Formed by adding the verb-forming suffix '-ate' to 'domestic' to make 'domesticate', then the participial '-ed'; this derivation follows regular English morphology.

Etymology

Domesticated comes from the Latin root domus which means 'house', so it originally meant 'of the house'. That image helps remember the meaning: a domesticated animal is one made to live close to people and farms, not in the wild.