domesticating
present participle ofdomesticate
domesticate
verb[Toften passive]
uk/dəˈmes.tɪ.keɪt/us/dəˈmes.tɪ.keɪt/tobringanimalsorplantsunderhumancontrolinordertoprovidefood,power, orcompany:
Dogs wereprobablythe firstanimalsto be domesticated.
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In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
Rather, perennial grain breeders are pursuing two parallel strategies:domesticatingpromising wild perennials and hybridizing annual crops with perennial relatives.
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Therefore, it is necessary to develop tools aimed at conserving the genetic resources of these species and/ordomesticatingthe most useful species.
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The modern law of religious freedom is celebrated for its unruliness; hence the need fordomesticatingtheory may seem urgent.
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It may be too ambitious to attemptdomesticatingsome varieties, but certainly flat fish, such as turbot, can be controlled.
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Fish farming is the first move towardsdomesticatingfish.
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They also begandomesticatingplants such as maize and squash, probably at dooryard gardens.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Undomesticated herds were chosen to become more controllable for the proto-pastoralist nomadic hunter and gatherer groups by taming anddomesticatingthem.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The fears among the upper classes for this uncontrolled force were eased bydomesticatingthe police in stories explicitly devoted to them.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The animals' size, temperament, diet, mating patterns, and life span were factors in the desire and success indomesticatinganimals.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Domesticatinglearning technologies in a higher education institution: a tale of two virtual learning environments.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Domesticatingaquatic species involves fewer risks to humans than land animals, which took a large toll in human lives.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.After the war, the idea ofdomesticatingthe moose was pursued again, with the focus on agricultural use.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Peoples in this area also started the first signs ofdomesticatinganimal and plant life.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.His interests include reading, anddomesticatingdogs and snakes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Humans began to practice sedentary agriculture about 12,000 years ago,domesticatingplants and animals, thus allowing for the growth of civilization.
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