Do-mēs'ti-cāte, v. t.

v. t. [imp. & p. p. DOMESTICATED; p. pr. & vb. n. DOMESTICATING.] [L. Lat. domesticare, domesticatum, It. domesticare, Sp. domesticar, Pr. domesgar, Fr. domestiquier. See supra.]

1. To make domestic; to accustom to home; as, to domesticate one's self.
2. To make familiar; to conduct as if at one's own home. Chesterfield.
3. To accustom to live near the habitations of man; to tame; as, to domesticate wild animals.