domesticate

verbs

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame
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"
domesticate, tame