Domesticated
[də'mestɪkeɪtɪd]
Definition
(adj.) accustomed to home life; 'some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it' .
Editor: Sheldon--From WordNet
Definition
(imp. & p. p.) of Domesticate
Editor: Randolph
Examples
- They had no properly domesticated animals at all. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Neolithic man had domesticated cattle, sheep, goats, and pigs. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This does not occur, or only in a very slight degree, with our domesticated productions, which have long been exposed to fluctuating conditions. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- It was never domesticated. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Whether they tamed and domesticated the horse is still an open question. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- That which was wild had become domesticated; regular crops took the place of haphazard gleanings from brake or prairie; the possibility of electrical starvation was forever left behind. Frank Lewis Dyer. Edison, His Life and Inventions.
- He th ought that by collecting all facts that bore on the variation of plants and animals, wild or domesticated, light might be thrown on the whole subjec t. Walter Libby. An Introduction to the History of Science.
- We see the same process of extermination among our domesticated productions, through the selection of improved forms by man. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Have the irreconcilables a soul audacious and less blunted than our domesticated ones? Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- According to our experience, abrupt and strongly marked variations occur in our domesticated productions, singly and at rather long intervals of time. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- They had no dogs, and they had little to do with any sort of domesticated sheep or cattle. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- It is greenish in color in the natural state, the golden-yellow color being found only in domesticated specimens, and retained by artificial selection. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Not all micro?rganisms are harmful; some are our friends and are as helpful to us as are cultivated plants and domesticated animals. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- These latter seem to have brought in bow and arrows; they had domesticated animals and cultivated the soil. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Habitations, fences, domesticated animals, men, women, children, and the soil that bore them--all worn out. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
Editor: Randolph