How to Pronounce "domesticate"
word
duh-MES-tuh-kayt
duh-MES-ti-kayt
Definition
To train or adapt animals or plants to live with humans and be useful or friendly, usually over many generations.
IPA Transcription
American English
dəˈmɛstəˌkeɪt
British English
dəˈmɛstɪkeɪt
Simplified Pronunciation
US
duh-MES-tuh-kayt
UK
duh-MES-ti-kayt
Listen in Context
Early humans learned to domesticate wolves.
Farmers domesticate animals like cows and sheep.
It takes many years to domesticate a wild plant species.
People have tried to domesticate foxes, but it's a difficult process.