Tame
verbteɪm
Adjective
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
“tame animals”
“fields of tame blueberries”
Similar:TamedSee also:ManipulableTractablevery docile
“tame obedience”
Similar:Meekvery restrained or quiet
“a tame Christmas party”
“she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed”
See also:Quietflat and uninspiring
Verb
make less strong or intense; soften
“The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements”
Similar:ModerateType of:ChangeAlterModifyovercome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
“He tames lions for the circus”
Type of:ModifyChangeAltermake fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
“The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog”
Similar:DomesticateType of:AccommodateAdaptadapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
“tame the soil”
Type of:AccommodateAdaptcorrect by punishment or discipline
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