Definitions
- Referring to the process of taming wild animals and making them suitable for human companionship. - Describing the act of adapting plants or crops to grow in a controlled environment, such as a garden or farm. - Talking about the process of making something more familiar or commonplace.
- Describing the process of preparing land for planting and growing crops. - Referring to the act of fostering or developing a skill or quality. - Talking about the process of promoting or encouraging growth or development.
List of Similarities
- 1Both involve a process of nurturing and development.
- 2Both can refer to the growth of living things, such as plants or animals.
- 3Both can be used metaphorically to describe the development of non-living things, such as skills or relationships.
What is the difference?
- 1Focus: Domesticate focuses on the taming and adaptation of wild animals or plants, while cultivate focuses on the preparation and growth of crops or the development of skills or qualities.
- 2Purpose: Domesticate is done to make something suitable for human companionship, while cultivate is done to promote growth or development.
- 3Scope: Domesticate is typically used in the context of animals or plants, while cultivate can be used more broadly to describe the development of skills, relationships, or other non-living things.
- 4Connotation: Domesticate can have a negative connotation, implying a loss of freedom or wildness, while cultivate has a positive connotation, implying growth and development.
Remember this!
Domesticate and cultivate are both verbs that describe processes of nurturing and development. However, domesticate refers specifically to the taming and adaptation of wild animals or plants to make them suitable for human companionship, while cultivate refers more broadly to the preparation and growth of crops or the development of skills and qualities.
