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tame

/teɪm/

Synonyms of tame Antonyms of tame Examples of tame Usage of tame Parts of tame Definition that contains tame Words sounding like tame Explanation of tame

verb
correct by punishment or discipline
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chasten subdue

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change modify alter
verb
make less strong or intense; soften
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"The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

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moderate tone down

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change alter modify
verb
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
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"He tames lions for the circus"

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domesticate domesticise domesticize reclaim

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modify change alter
adjective
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
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"tame animals" "fields of tame blueberries"

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tamed domestic gentle docile cultivated broken in broken domesticated tamed

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wild
adjective
very docile
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"tame obedience"

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meek docile
verb
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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"The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

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domesticate

type of:
accommodate adapt
verb
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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"tame the soil"

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cultivate domesticate naturalise naturalize

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accommodate adapt
adjective
flat and uninspiring
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unexciting
adjective
very restrained or quiet
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"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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subdued

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wild

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