domesticate

(verb) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. Synonyms: cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame. Examples: "Domesticate oats." "Tame the soil."

(verb) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable. Synonyms: domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame. Examples: "He tames lions for the circus." "Reclaim falcons."

(verb) make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans. Synonyms: tame. Examples: "The horse was domesticated a long time ago." "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog."