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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 | ||
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