domesticar
to domesticate
verb doh-mes-tee-KAHR Rare
Origin: from Latin domesticus (of the household)
Also means
to tame
Usage Note
Domesticar describes taming wild animals or, metaphorically, bringing something unruly under control — domesticar el caos (to tame the chaos). Do not confuse with adiestrar (to train/drill) or domar (to break, as a horse); domesticar implies a longer, gentler process of making an animal accustomed to humans.
Examples
"Es difícil domesticar a un lobo adulto."
Natural Translation
It is difficult to domesticate an adult wolf.
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