tame
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tame Definition
(a)
very
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
"
(a)
brought
from
wildness
into
a
domesticated
state
; "
tame
animals
"; "
fields
of
tame
blueberries
"
(s)
flat
and
uninspiring
(s)
very
docile
; "
tame
obedience
"; "
meek
as
a
mouse
"-
Langston
Hughes
(v)
correct
by
punishment
or
discipline
(v)
make
less
strong
or
intense
;
soften
; "
Tone
down
that
aggressive
letter
"; "
The
author
finally
tamed
some
of
his
potentially
offensive
statements
"
(v)
adapt
(
a
wild
plant
or
unclaimed
land
)
to
the
environment
; "
domesticate
oats
"; "
tame
the
soil
"
(v)
overcome
the
wildness
of
;
make
docile
and
tractable
; "
He
tames
lions
for
the
circus
"; "
reclaim
falcons
"
(v)
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
"
tame Synonyms
chasten
cultivate
domesticate
domesticise
domesticize
meek
moderate
naturalise
naturalize
reclaim
subdue
tame
tamed
tone down
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