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tame



I - verb
1. correct by punishment or discipline (Freq. 1)
Syn:
chasten, subdue
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
- Something ----s somebody
2. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- domesticate oats
- tame the soil
Syn:
domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise
Derivationally related forms:
naturalisation (for: naturalise), naturalization (for: naturalize)
Topics:
plant, flora, plant life
Hypernyms:
adapt, accommodate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
3. overcome the wildness of;
make docile and tractable
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
Syn:
domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim
Derivationally related forms:
tameable, tamable, tamer
Topics:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Hyponyms:
break in, break
Verb Group:
domesticate
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s somebody
4. 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
Syn:
domesticate
Topics:
animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Hypernyms:
adapt, accommodate
Verb Group:
domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
5. make less strong or intense;
soften
- Tone down that aggressive letter
- The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
Syn:
tone down, moderate
Derivationally related forms:
moderation (for: moderate)
Hypernyms:
change, alter, modify
Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Something ----s something

II - adjective
1. flat and uninspiring (Freq. 1)
Similar to:
unexciting
Derivationally related forms:
tameness
2. 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
Ant:
wild
Similar to:
subdued
See Also:
quiet
3. brought from wildness into a domesticated state
- tame animals
- fields of tame blueberries
Syn:
tamed
Ant:
wild
Similar to:
broken, broken in, cultivated, docile, gentle,
domestic, domesticated, tamed
See Also:
tractable, manipulable
Derivationally related forms:
tameness
Attrubites:
tameness, domestication
4. very docile
- tame obedience
- "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
Syn:
meek
Similar to:
docile
Derivationally related forms:
tameness, meekness (for: meek)

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