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Meaning of tame in English
Pronunciation
/teɪm/
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Verb
tame
Definitions
1.
correct by punishment or discipline
2.
make less strong or intense
Examples
« soften »
« Tone down that aggressive letter »
« The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements »
3.
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Examples
« domesticate oats »
« tame the soil »
4.
overcome the wildness of
Examples
« make docile and tractable »
« He tames lions for the circus »
« reclaim falcons »
5.
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
Examples
« The horse was domesticated a long time ago »
« The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog »
Classifying Adjective
tame
Definitions
1.
flat and uninspiring
Synonyms
unexciting
2.
very docile
Examples
« tame obedience »
« meek as a mouse- Langston Hughes »
Synonyms
docile
Qualitative Adjective
tame
Etymology
Old English tam (adjective), temmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tam and German zahm, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin domare and Greek daman‘tame, subdue’
Definitions
1.
very restrained or quiet
Examples
« 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 »
Synonyms
subdued
Antonyms
wild
2.
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
Examples
« tame animals »
« fields of tame blueberries »
Synonyms
broken
broken in
docile
gentle
domestic
domesticated
cultivated
tamed
Antonyms
wild
untamed
See also
tractable