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