( otzandu)

du/ad. to tame, domesticate

io.

1. ( soldadua, e.a.) trained

2. ( zaldia) broken in

3. ( trebea) skilled, deft; haiek daude dantzan ederki \heziak they are very {good || able} at dancing du/ad.

1. ( abereei d.)

a. ( otzandu) to tame; lehoiak hezten dituzte they tame lions

b. ( zaldia) to break in; mando bihurrienak ere hezten dira, asko akitz gero even the most unruly mules break in once they're exhausted

c. ( trebatu) to train

d. ( erabiltzeko) to domesticate; era guztietako animaliak hezten ditu gizonak man domesticates all kinds of animals

e. (irud.) ez da jaio egundaino emakumea \heziko duenik there's never been anyone born to date who can tame a woman

2. ( gizakia)

a. ( oro.) to educate, instruct; euskaraz jaio, euskaraz hazi, euskaraz nahi dugu \hezi having been born in a Basque environment, raised in a Basque environment, we wish to educate him in a Basque environment; Peru jatorra, Basarteko unibertsitateak ikasia, mendiak hazi, eta basoak \hezia good old Peru, schooled at the university of the great outdoors, raised by the mountains and educated by the woods

b. ( gurasoek umea, e.a.) to bring up, raise; Jainkoaren legean \hezi ninduten I was brought up with God's word

3. ( soldadua, e.a.) to train