- past tense form of domesticate.
- past participle of domesticate.
domesticated
Example Sentences
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But there’s also some solid evidence that humans domesticated ourselves, selecting tameness over aggression.
From Salon • Apr. 23, 2026
Instead of positioning the product as a domesticated race car, he realized this was Ferrari’s chance to sell something less tangible but infinitely more valuable: the fulfillment of every fan’s childhood dreams.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
Farmers still rely on plants that are "not really domesticated," said Miguel Santo Domingo Martinez, a postdoctoral researcher in the Lippman lab who led the study.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
Dogs were the first animals to be domesticated.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
Having in the preceding two chapters discussed why so many wild plant species seemingly suitable for domestication were never domesticated, we shall now tackle the corresponding question for domestic mammals.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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