Domesticized

/dəˈmɛstɪˌsaɪzd/ adjective

Definition

Made domestic; adapted or accustomed to domestic conditions; brought into the domestic realm or made familiar to home life.

Etymology

Past participle of domesticize (domestic + -ize + -ed). Follows the regular pattern of English verbs converted to adjectives through past participle form.

Kelly Says

The domesticized version of something has lost its wildness or foreignness—like how pizza became domesticized in America, changing from authentic Italian to something distinctly Italian-American.

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