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domesticar

to domesticate

verb doh-mes-tee-KAHR Rare

Origin: from Latin domesticus (of the household)

Also means

to tame

Usage Note

Domesticar describes taming wild animals or, metaphorically, bringing something unruly under control — domesticar el caos (to tame the chaos). Do not confuse with adiestrar (to train/drill) or domar (to break, as a horse); domesticar implies a longer, gentler process of making an animal accustomed to humans.

Examples

"Es difícil domesticar a un lobo adulto."

Natural Translation

It is difficult to domesticate an adult wolf.

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