tame definition tame meaning and tame synonyms
verb
| Meaning 1 | correct by punishment or discipline |
| Synonym | chasten, subdue |
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tame definition tame meaning and tame synonyms
verb
| Meaning 2 | make less strong or intense; soften |
| Synonym | tone down, moderate |
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| Usage | Tone down that aggressive letter The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements |
tame definition tame meaning and tame synonyms
verb
| Meaning 3 | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment |
| Synonym | domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise |
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| Usage | domesticate oats tame the soil |
tame definition tame meaning and tame synonyms
verb
| Meaning 4 | overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable |
| Synonym | domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim |
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| Usage | He tames lions for the circus reclaim falcons |
tame definition tame meaning and tame synonyms
verb
| Meaning 5 | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans |
| Synonym | domesticate |
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| Usage | The horse was domesticated a long time ago The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog |
tame definition tame meaning and tame synonyms
adjective
| Meaning 1 | flat and uninspiring |
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tame definition tame meaning and tame synonyms
adjective
| Meaning 2 | very restrained or quiet |
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| Usage | 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 |
tame definition tame meaning and tame synonyms
adjective
| Meaning 3 | brought from wildness into a domesticated state |
| Synonym | tamed |
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| Usage | tame animals fields of tame blueberries |
tame definition tame meaning and tame synonyms
adjective
| Meaning 4 | very docile |
| Synonym | meek |
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| Usage | tame obedience meek as a mouse |
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