tame

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  • February 12. 2013 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    tame verb english

    correct by punishment or discipline

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    tame verb english

    make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    tame verb english

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

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    tame verb english

    overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"

  • March 22. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    tame verb english

    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"

  • March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    tame adjective english

    flat and uninspiring

  • March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    tame adjective english

    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"

  • March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    tame adjective english

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

  • March 31. 2016 from wordnet.princeton.edu

    tame adjective english

    very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes