English-German translation for "domesticate"

"domesticate" German translation

domesticate
[-tikeit; -tə-]transitive verb | transitives Verb v/t

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  • domestizieren, zu Kulturpflanzen machen
    domesticate biology | BiologieBIOL plant
    domesticate biology | BiologieBIOL plant
  • an häusliches Leben gewöhnen
    domesticate get used to domesticated life
    domesticate get used to domesticated life
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  • heimisch machen
    domesticate give a home to, introduce into
    ein Heim gewähren (dative (case) | Dativdat)
    domesticate give a home to, introduce into
    domesticate give a home to, introduce into
  • einbürgern, heimisch machen
    domesticate establish figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    domesticate establish figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
domesticate
[-tikeit; -tə-]intransitive verb | intransitives Verb v/i

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Ich pflanze die Kartoffeln, jäte Unkraut, domestiziere die Spezies.
I plant the potatoes, I weed the garden, I domesticate the species.
Source: TED
Und dann wurde er vor tausenden von Jahren domestiziert.
And then it became domesticated thousands of years ago.
Source: TED
Während meines Sabbatjahrs habe ich eine Fuge komponiert und ein Rotkehlchen gezähmt.
During my sabbatical, I composed a fugue and domesticated a robin.
Source: Tatoeba
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