Meaning
to tame, domesticate
- To domesticate or tame a wild animal.
- To bring under control or make docile figuratively (e.g. instincts, fears).
In a sentence
L'uomo ha impiegato millenni per addomesticare il lupo.
Humans took millennia to domesticate the wolf.
Non tutti gli animali selvatici si possono addomesticare facilmente.
Not all wild animals can be easily domesticated.
Come sono riusciti ad addomesticare questi cavalli?
How did they manage to tame these horses?
Word forms (48)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| addomesticare | infinitive |
| addomestico | indicative · present · singular · 1st person |
| addomestichi | indicative · present · singular · 2nd person |
| addomestica | indicative · present · singular · 3rd person |
| addomestichiamo | indicative · present · plural · 1st person |
| addomesticate | indicative · present · plural · 2nd person |
| addomesticano | indicative · present · plural · 3rd person |
| addomesticavo | indicative · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| addomesticavi | indicative · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| addomesticava | indicative · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| addomesticavamo | indicative · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| addomesticavate | indicative · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| addomesticavano | indicative · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| addomesticai | indicative · past · singular · 1st person |
| addomesticasti | indicative · past · singular · 2nd person |
| addomesticò | indicative · past · singular · 3rd person |
| addomesticammo | indicative · past · plural · 1st person |
| addomesticaste | indicative · past · plural · 2nd person |
| addomesticarono | indicative · past · plural · 3rd person |
| addomesticherò | indicative · future · singular · 1st person |
| addomesticherai | indicative · future · singular · 2nd person |
| addomesticherà | indicative · future · singular · 3rd person |
| addomesticheremo | indicative · future · plural · 1st person |
| addomesticherete | indicative · future · plural · 2nd person |
| addomesticheranno | indicative · future · plural · 3rd person |
| addomestichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 1st person |
| addomestichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 2nd person |
| addomestichi | subjunctive · present · singular · 3rd person |
| addomestichiamo | subjunctive · present · plural · 1st person |
| addomestichiate | subjunctive · present · plural · 2nd person |
| addomestichino | subjunctive · present · plural · 3rd person |
| addomesticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 1st person |
| addomesticassi | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 2nd person |
| addomesticasse | subjunctive · imperfect · singular · 3rd person |
| addomesticassimo | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 1st person |
| addomesticaste | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 2nd person |
| addomesticassero | subjunctive · imperfect · plural · 3rd person |
| addomesticherei | conditional · present · singular · 1st person |
| addomesticheresti | conditional · present · singular · 2nd person |
| addomesticherebbe | conditional · present · singular · 3rd person |
| addomesticheremmo | conditional · present · plural · 1st person |
| addomestichereste | conditional · present · plural · 2nd person |
| addomesticherebbero | conditional · present · plural · 3rd person |
| addomestica | imperative · singular · 2nd person |
| addomestichiamo | imperative · plural · 1st person |
| addomesticate | imperative · plural · 2nd person |
| addomesticando | gerund |
| addomesticato | past · participle |
Usage notes
- Takes 'h' before 'e' and 'i' to preserve the hard /k/ sound: 'addomestichiamo', 'addomestichi'.
- Takes 'avere' as its auxiliary verb.