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housetrain

US/ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/

housetrain verb: to teach (a domestic pet) to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.

Verb

housetrain (third-person singular simple present housetrains, present participle housetraining, simple past and past participle housetrained)

  1. (transitive) To teach (a domestic pet) to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.
    Synonyms:
    housebreak

Synonyms of housetrain

Forms of housetrain

third-person singular presenthousetrains
present participlehousetraining
past participlehousetrained
pasthousetrained
alternative formhouse train
alternative formhouse-train

Origin of housetrain

From house + train.

Questions about housetrain

What does housetrain mean?
Housetrain means to teach (a domestic pet) to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home.
What part of speech is housetrain?
Housetrain is a verb.
How do you pronounce housetrain?
Housetrain is pronounced /ˈhaʊsˌtɹeɪn/ (US).
What is the past tense of housetrain?
The past tense of housetrain is housetrained.

Words near housetrain in the dictionary

  1. housespouses
  2. housestaff
  3. houseth
  4. housetop
  5. housetops
  6. housetrain
  7. housetrained
  8. housetraining
  9. housetrains
  10. housetruck
  11. housetrucker

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