1. (adj) tame
flat and uninspiring
2. (adj) tame
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"
3. (adj) tame, tamed
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
"tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
4. (verb) meek, tame
very docile
"tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
5. (verb) tame, chasten, subdue
correct by punishment or discipline
6. (verb) tone down, moderate, tame
make less strong or intense; soften
"Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
7. (verb) domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
8. (verb) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
9. (verb) domesticate, tame
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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