tame

phonetic symbol: / téɪm / 

tame - English Dictionary

[ verb ]
■ correct by punishment or discipline
chasten , subdue

[ verb ]
■ make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
e.g.)
・The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
domesticate

[ verb ]
■ overcome the wildness of
■ make docile and tractable
e.g.)
・He tames lions for the circus
domesticate , domesticise , domesticize , reclaim

[ verb ]
■ adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
e.g.)
・tame the soil
cultivate , domesticate , naturalise , naturalize

[ verb ]
■ make less strong or intense
■ soften
e.g.)
・The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
moderate , tone down

[ adjective satellite ]
■ flat and uninspiring

[ adjective satellite ]
■ very docile
e.g.)
・tame obedience
meek

[ adjective ]
■ brought from wildness into a domesticated state
e.g.)
・tame animals
・fields of tame blueberries
tamed

[ adjective ]
■ very restrained or quiet
e.g.)
・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

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