domesticate

Example Sentences

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"We can use these modern tools to domesticate undomesticated crops."

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

T1 and Canadian Solar have made particularly big strides in the last couple of months to fully domesticate their supply chains so they can take advantage of the government subsidies.

From Barron's • Dec. 9, 2025

And yet none of them voted against it; some tried to domesticate it or expressed hope that South Carolina would be ready for a bill this extreme in the future.

From Slate • Nov. 21, 2025

A local wildlife sanctuary advised him that feeding the animal was allowed as long as he didn't domesticate her.

From BBC • Nov. 4, 2024

Why did the native peoples of southern Africa not domesticate sorghum for themselves?

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond