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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) tametamed
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
"tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

4. (adj) meektame
very docile
"tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes

5. (verb) tamechastensubdue
correct by punishment or discipline


6. (verb) tone downmoderatetame
make less strong or intense; soften
"Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

7. (verb) domesticatecultivatenaturalizenaturalisetame
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

8. (verb) domesticatedomesticizedomesticisereclaimtame
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

9. (verb) domesticatetame
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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