adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; domesticate oats; tame the soil

[ Syn: cultivate , naturalize , naturalise , tame ]

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; He tames lions for the circus; reclaim falcons

[ Syn: domesticize , domesticise , reclaim , tame ]

make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; The horse was domesticated a long time ago; The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog

[ Syn: tame ]