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tame
verb(tame)
correct by punishment or discipline
Synonyms: chasten, subdue,
tame
verb(tame)
make less strong or intense; soften
Synonyms: moderate, tone down,
Examples:
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements.
tame
verb(tame)
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
Examples:
He tames lions for the circus.
tame
adjective(tame)
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
Synonyms: tamed,
Antonyms: wild,
Examples:
Tame animals.
Fields of tame blueberries.
tame
adjective(tame)
very docile
Synonyms: meek,
Examples:
Tame obedience.
tame
verb(tame)
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
Synonyms: domesticate,
Examples:
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog.
tame
verb(tame)
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Examples:
Tame the soil.
tame
adjective(tame)
flat and uninspiring
tame
adjective(tame)
very restrained or quiet
Antonyms: wild,
Examples:
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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