tame

adjective

  1. 1

    flat and uninspiring

  2. 2

    very docile

    tame obedience

    meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes

  3. 3

    brought from wildness into a domesticated state

    tame animals

    fields of tame blueberries

  4. 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. 1

    correct by punishment or discipline

  2. 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. 3

    overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

    He tames lions for the circus

    reclaim falcons

  4. 4

    adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

    domesticate oats

    tame the soil

  5. 5

    make less strong or intense; soften

    Tone down that aggressive letter

    The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements

Synonyms

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