be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity; "A few words would answer"; "This car suits my purpose well"; "Will $100 do?"; "A 'B' grade doesn't suffice to get me into medical school"; "Nothing else will serve"
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"