domesticate

verb

1. 1

   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

2. 2

   overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

   He tames lions for the circus

   reclaim falcons

3. 3

   adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

   domesticate oats

   tame the soil