tame

tamed taming tames tamer tamest
Verb
1. correct by punishment or discipline
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2. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
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3. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
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4. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
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5. 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"
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Adjective
1. flat and uninspiring
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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"
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3. brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
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4. very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
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