housetrain

English

Alternative forms

• house train, house-train

Etymology

From house +‎ train.

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 (US)

Related terms

• house-trained (adjective)

Translations

to teach (a domestic pet) to urinate and defecate outside or in a designated location in the home — see housebreak