Related / Similar Words:
chasten, subdue, domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tone down, moderate, meek, tamed Definition: correct by punishment or discipline;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";overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons";adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil";make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements";flat and uninspiring;very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes;brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries";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";
See Also: tractable, manipulable, quiet Hyponyms: break in, break Grouped Verbs: domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim Attributes: tameness, domestication Derivational Morphology:
tamer, naturalization, naturalisation, moderation, moderateness Anagrams:
mate, meat, team
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