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Quick definitions from WordNet (tame)
▸ verb: correct by punishment or discipline
▸ verb: make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans ("The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog")
▸ verb: make less strong or intense; soften ("The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements")
▸ verb: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable ("He tames lions for the circus")
▸ verb: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment ("Tame the soil")
▸ adjective: brought from wildness into a domesticated state ("Tame animals")
▸ adjective: very restrained or quiet ("A tame Christmas party")
▸ adjective: flat and uninspiring
▸ adjective: very docile ("Tame obedience")
▸ Also see taming
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to tame
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▸ Idioms related to tame (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by tame
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▸ Rhymes of tame
▸ Invented words related to tame
▸ verb: correct by punishment or discipline
▸ verb: make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans ("The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog")
▸ verb: make less strong or intense; soften ("The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements")
▸ verb: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable ("He tames lions for the circus")
▸ verb: adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment ("Tame the soil")
▸ adjective: brought from wildness into a domesticated state ("Tame animals")
▸ adjective: very restrained or quiet ("A tame Christmas party")
▸ adjective: flat and uninspiring
▸ adjective: very docile ("Tame obedience")
▸ Also see taming
▸ Word origin
▸ Words similar to tame
▸ Usage examples for tame
▸ Idioms related to tame (New!)
▸ Popular nouns described by tame
▸ Words that often appear near tame
▸ Rhymes of tame
▸ Invented words related to tame