English / word
domestication
noun C1MEANING IN ENGLISH
The process of taming and adapting wild animals or plants for human use and living.
In context
01
The domestication of crops and livestock enabled humans to establish permanent farming settlements.
02
Domestication of animals has been crucial for human survival.
Synonyms
taming,breeding,cultivation
Antonyms
wildness,ferality,rewilding
Collocations
domestication of animals,plant domestication,early domestication