To make obedient, docile and tractable; to train to follow orders of the owner.  
make (animals) fit for cultivation; "The cow was domesticated a long time ago"
adapt to the environment; "domesticate plants"
make fit for domestic life; of animals
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"
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
