DOMESTICATED
domesticated
(adjective) accustomed to home life; “some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it”
domestic, domesticated
(adjective) converted or adapted to domestic use; “domestic animals”; “domesticated plants like maize”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
domesticated
simple past tense and past participle of domesticate
Adjective
domesticated (comparative more domesticated, superlative most domesticated)
(of an animal or a plant, especially a pet) selectively bred to live with or around humans.
Antonyms
• undomesticated
Source: Wiktionary
DOMESTICATE
Do*mes"ti*cate, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Domesticated; p. pr. & vb. n. Domesticating.] Etym: [LL. domesticatus, p. p. of domesticare to reside in, to tame. See Domestic, a.]
1. To make domestic; to habituate to home life; as, to domesticate one's self.
2. To cause to be, as it were, of one's family or country; as, to domesticate a foreign custom or word.
3. To tame or reclaim from a wild state; as, to domesticate wild animals; to domesticate a plant.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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