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English to English adjective
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very restrained or quiet |  | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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brought from wildness into a domesticated state | | Example: tame animals
fields of tame blueberries
source: wordnet30
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Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird. | | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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flat and uninspiring | | source: wordnet30
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very docile | | Example: tame obedience
meek as a mouse
source: wordnet30 verb
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correct by punishment or discipline | | source: wordnet30
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make less strong or intense; soften | | Example: Tone down that aggressive letter
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
source: wordnet30
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adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | | Example: domesticate oats
tame the soil
source: wordnet30
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overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable | | Example: He tames lions for the circus
reclaim falcons
source: wordnet30
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make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans | | Example: The horse was domesticated a long time ago
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
source: wordnet30
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To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out. | | source: webster1913
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To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast. | | source: webster1913
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