Speakur

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domesticated

/dəmˈɛstəkˌeɪtəd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.17 in modern English

Syllables
do-mes-ti-cat-ed
IPA
/dəmˈɛstəkˌeɪtəd/
18
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of domesticate

adj

Selectively bred to live with or around humans. (of an animal or a plant, especially a pet)

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English domesticate Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English domesticated From domesticate + -ed.

Inflected Forms

more domesticated (comparative) most domesticated (superlative)

Derived Forms

domesticatedness nondomesticated predomesticated semidomesticated

Phrases

semi-domesticated

Frequently Paired Words

tame

Synonyms

domestic

Antonyms

undomesticated

Questions

How do you pronounce domesticated?
The recorded pronunciation is /dəmˈɛstəkˌeɪtəd/.
What does domesticated mean?
simple past and past participle of domesticate
Where does domesticated come from?
Etymology tree English domesticate Old English -ed Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-tós Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂tos Proto-Germanic *-ōdaz Old English -od Middle English -ed English -ed English domesticated From domesticate + -ed.

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