| Main Entry: | domesticate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | tame; habituate |
Synonyms: |
acclimatize, accustom, break, break in, breed, bring up, bust, corral, domiciliate, familiarize, gentle, herd, hitch, housetrain, naturalize, raise, reclaim, round up, subdue, teach, train, yoke |
| Main Entry: | domesticated |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | tame |
Synonyms: |
housebroken, tamed, trained |
| Notes: | a domestic animal is a pet; a domesticated animal is a formerly wild animal bred for human use |
| Main Entry: | domesticate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
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| Main Entry: | gentle |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | having a mild or kind nature |
Synonyms: |
affable, agreeable, amiable, benign, biddable, bland, compassionate, considerate, cool*, cultivated, disciplined, docile, domesticated, dove-like, easy, genial, humane, kindly, laid back, lenient, manageable, meek, mellow, merciful, moderate, pacific, peaceful, placid, pleasant, pleasing, pliable, quiet, soft, softhearted, sweet-tempered, sympathetic, tame, taught, temperate, tender, tractable, trained, warmhearted |
| Notes: | genteel means marked by refinement in taste and manners; a gentile is a person who does not acknowledge your God or denotes a Christian as contrasted with a Jew; gentle means soft and mild or having or showing a kindly or tender nature |
Antonyms: |
crude, rough, troubled, unkind, violent, wild |
| Main Entry: | harness |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | rein in; control |
Synonyms: |
accouter, apply, bind, bridle, channel, check, cinch, collar, constrain, couple, curb, domesticate, employ, equip, exploit, fasten, fetter, fit, furnish, gear, govern, hitch, hold, leash, limit, make productive, mobilize, muzzle, outfit, put in harness, render useful, rig, saddle, secure, strap, tackle, tame, tie, utilize, yoke |
Antonyms: |
release, unharness |
| Main Entry: | subdued |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | quiet, controlled |
Synonyms: |
chastened, crestfallen, dejected, dim, domestic, domesticated, down in the mouth, downcast, grave, hushed, inobtrusive, low-key, mellow*, moderated, muted, neutral, out of spirits, repentant, repressed, restrained, sad, serious, shaded, sober, soft, softened, solemn, submissive, subtle, tasteful, tempered, toned down, unobtrusive |
Antonyms: |
aroused, boisterous, communicative, excited, roused, talkative, uncontrolled |
| Main Entry: | submissive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | compliant |
Synonyms: |
abject, accommodating, acquiescent, amenable, bowing down, comformable, complying, deferential, docile, domesticated, dutiful, giving-in, humble, ingratiating, lowly, malleable, meek, menial, nonresistant, nonresisting, obedient, obeisant, obeying, obsequious, passive, patient, pliable, pliant, resigned, servile, slavish, subdued, tame, tractable, uncomplaining, unresisting, yes*, yielding |
Antonyms: |
disobedient, fighting, intractable, resistant, unyielding |
| Main Entry: | vernacular |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | native, colloquial |
Synonyms: |
common, dialectal, domesticated, idiomatic, indigenous, informal, ingrained, inherent, local, natural, ordinary, plebian, popular, vulgar |
| Main Entry: | reclaim |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | restore |
Synonyms: |
domesticate, recall, recover, reform, refurbish, regenerate, repair, resolve, restitute, salvage, save, tame, train |
Antonyms: |
abandon, forfeit |