tame
adjective
- 1
flat and uninspiring
- 2
very docile
tame obedience
meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
- 3
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
tame animals
fields of tame blueberries
- 4
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
verb
- 1
correct by punishment or discipline
- 2
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
- 3
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
He tames lions for the circus
reclaim falcons
- 4
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
domesticate oats
tame the soil
- 5
make less strong or intense; soften
Tone down that aggressive letter
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
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