domestication
/dəˌmɛstɪˈkeɪʃən/
noun
- The process of taming a wild animal or cultivating a wild plant so that it can live with or be used by humans.
- Domestication of plants like corn changed human civilization forever.
- The domestication of wolves began more than 15,000 years ago.
- Scientists study the domestication of cats to understand their behavior.
- The process of making something suitable for home or everyday life.
- The domestication of yoga into Western culture simplified many traditional poses.
- The domestication of the smartphone made it a tool for daily tasks, not just calls.
- His domestication of the wild garden took years of careful planting.
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