English adjective: tame | |||
1. | tame flat and uninspiring | ||
Similar | unexciting | ||
Antonyms | exciting | ||
2. | tame very restrained or quiet | ||
Samples | 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. | ||
Similar | subdued | ||
See also | quiet | ||
Antonyms | wild | ||
3. | tame brought from wildness into a domesticated state | ||
Samples | Tame animals. Fields of tame blueberries. | ||
Synonyms | tamed | ||
Similar | broken, broken in, cultivated, docile, domestic, domesticated, gentle, tamed | ||
See also | manipulable, tractable | ||
Attribute | domestication, tameness | ||
Antonyms | untamed, wild | ||
4. | tame very docile | ||
Samples | Tame obedience. Meek as a mouse. | ||
Synonyms | meek | ||
Similar | docile | ||
Antonyms | obstinate, stubborn, unregenerate | ||
English verb: tame | |||
1. | tame (change) correct by punishment or discipline | ||
Synonyms | chasten, subdue | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
2. | tame (communication) make less strong or intense; soften | ||
Samples | Tone down that aggressive letter. The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements. | ||
Synonyms | moderate, tone down | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
3. | tame (change) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | ||
Samples | Domesticate oats. Tame the soil. | ||
Synonyms | cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accommodate, adapt | ||
Domain category | flora, plant, plant life | ||
4. | tame (change) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable | ||
Samples | He tames lions for the circus. Reclaim falcons. | ||
Synonyms | domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
Broader (hypernym) | alter, change, modify | ||
Narrower (hyponym) | break, break in | ||
Verb group | domesticate, tame | ||
Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||
5. | tame (change) make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans | ||
Samples | The horse was domesticated a long time ago. The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog. | ||
Synonyms | domesticate | ||
Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
Broader (hypernym) | accommodate, adapt | ||
Verb group | domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame | ||
Domain category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | ||