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domesticative

  • a word derived from domesticate.
    domesticate
    verb (used with object)
    to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.

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It may at first sight seem unfortunate that man did not have the chance to essay his domesticative arts on that older and apparently richer life.

From Domesticated Animals Their Relation to Man and to his Advancement in Civilization by Nathaniel Southgate Shaler