Domesticating

/dəˈmɛstɪˌkeɪtɪŋ/ verb

Definition

Present participle of domesticate; the ongoing process of taming animals or adapting organisms for human use.

Etymology

From 'domesticate' + '-ing' (present participle suffix). Standard English gerund/present participle formation.

Kelly Says

Domesticating is still happening—we're currently domesticating farmed fish species, creating new varieties of crops, and even some argue we're domesticating ourselves through technology and civilization.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted
ARالعربية
التربية
al-tarbiyah
BNবাংলা
শিক্ষা
shik-sha
CACatalà
domesticar
doh-mes-tee-kar
CSČeština
domestikovat
doh-mes-tee-koh-vat
DADansk
domesticere
doh-mes-tee-keh-reh
DEDeutsch
domestizieren
doh-mes-tee-tzi-e-ren
ELΕλληνικά
οικειοποιεί
oik-e-o-poi-ei
ESEspañol
domesticar
doh-mes-tee-kar
FAفارسی
اهلی کردن
ah-li-keh-daan
FISuomi
kotelottaa
ko-te-lot-taa
FRFrançais
domesticer
doh-mes-tee-ser
GUGU
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted
HAHA
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted
HEעברית
להאכיל
le-ha-chil
HIहिन्दी
घर का बनाना
ghar ka bana-na
HUMagyar
omaközött
oh-mah-koh-zött
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjinakkan
men-jin-na-kan
IGIG
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted
ITItaliano
addomesticare
ah-doh-mes-tee-ka-reh
JA日本語
飼いならす
kai-na-ra-su
KKKK
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted
KMKM
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted
KO한국어
飼いなら히다
kai-na-ri-hi-da
MRMR
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted
MSBahasa Melayu
menjinakkan
men-jin-na-kan
MYမြန်မာ
တိုး
toe
NLNederlands
tamen
tay-men
NONorsk
tamme
tam-meh
PAPA
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted
PLPolski
udomowiac
oo-doh-moh-vee-atsh
PTPortuguês
domesticar
doh-mes-tee-kar
RORomână
domestică
doh-mes-tee-kah
RUРусский
одомашнивать
oh-doh-ma-sh-ni-vat
SVSvenska
tamar
tam-ar
SWKiswahili
kulima
koo-lee-ma
TAதமிழ்
வீட்டு
vee-ttu
TEతెలుగు
గృహ
gru-ha
THไทย
เพาะเลี้ยง
peh-ao-lieng
TLTL
nakal
nah-kal
TRTürkçe
evcilleştirmek
ev-chil-les-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
одомашнювати
oh-doh-ma-sh-nyu-vat
URاردو
گھر
ghar
VITiếng Việt
thuần hóa
thuan hoa
YOYO
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted
ZH中文
驯化
xuàn huà
ZUZU
domesticated
doh-mes-tee-kay-ted

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