Domify

/ˈdɒmɪfaɪ/ verb

Definition

To convert into a home, to domesticate, or to bring under one's dominion.

Etymology

From Latin 'domus' (home/house) + '-ify' (to make). A back-formation related to domification, meaning to transform something by making it homelike or subjecting it to one's rule.

Kelly Says

Domify is almost extinct as a word, but it reveals how English speakers in earlier centuries tried to create verbs from Latin root concepts—they'd literally say someone could 'domify' a wild animal (make it home-like) or 'domify' a territory (make it your domain).

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ቤት ውስጥ እንስሳ እና እንስሳት
beet wus-tit en-si-sa en-si-sat
ARالعربية
تدريب
ta-dreeb
BNবাংলা
শিক্ষা
shik-sha
CACatalà
domificar
doh-mee-fee-kar
CSČeština
domestikovat
doh-mee-sti-ko-vat
DADansk
domesticere
doh-mes-tee-ke-re
DEDeutsch
domifizieren
doh-mee-fee-zee-en
ELΕλληνικά
τροφοδοσία
tro-fo-do-sia
ESEspañol
domificar
doh-mee-fee-kar
FAفارسی
پرورش
paroo-sh
FISuomi
kynnyttää
kyn-ny-taa
FRFrançais
domifier
doh-mee-fee-ee-er
GUGU
ઘરમાં
ghar-maan
HAHA
a gida
a gee-da
HEעברית
לתרבות
le-ter-va-vut
HIहिन्दी
शिक्षित करना
shik-shit kar-na
HUMagyar
befogyasztani
be-fog-yoz-ta-ni
IDBahasa Indonesia
menjinakkan
men-jin-na-kan
IGIG
nwere ụlọ
nwe-re u-lo
ITItaliano
domificare
doh-mee-fee-ka-re
JA日本語
飼い慣らす
kai-na-ras-u
KKKK
өнім
o-nim
KMKM
ការប្រមូល
kaar-pra-mool
KO한국어
훈련시키다
hoon-lyeons-si-ki-da
MRMR
घरचे
ghar-che
MSBahasa Melayu
mentah
men-tah
MYမြန်မာ
စိုက်ပျိုး
so-et-pyo
NLNederlands
tamen
ta-men
NONorsk
domesticere
doh-mes-tee-ke-re
PAPA
ਘਰ 'ਚ
ghar ch
PLPolski
oswoić
oh-svo-yich
PTPortuguês
domificar
doh-mee-fee-kar
RORomână
domestica
doh-mee-sti-ka
RUРусский
приручить
pri-ru-chit
SVSvenska
domestisera
doh-mee-stee-re-sa
SWKiswahili
kulima
koo-lee-ma
TAதமிழ்
வளர்க்க
va-la-rkk
TEతెలుగు
పోషించు
po-sh-in-chu
THไทย
ฝึก
fook
TLTL
paglalaga
pa-g-la-ga
TRTürkçe
evcilleştirmek
ev-chil-les-tir-mek
UKУкраїнська
приручити
pri-ru-chiti
URاردو
پر کرنا
par kar-na
VITiếng Việt
huấn luyện
hwan-luyen
YOYO
aṣọ
a-sho
ZH中文
驯化
xuān huà
ZUZU
ukusasa
oo-koo-sa-sa

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