ADJECTIVE | all | tame | flat and uninspiring |
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all | tame | very restrained or quiet | |
all | tame, tamed | brought from wildness into a domesticated state | |
all | tame, meek | very docile | |
VERB | change | tame, chasten, subdue | correct by punishment or discipline |
communication | tame, tone down, moderate | make less strong or intense | |
change | tame, domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | |
change | tame, domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim | overcome the wildness of | |
change | tame, domesticate | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans |
Sounds | tey'm | |
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Rhymes | acclaim ... surname: 34 rhymes with eym... |
Meaning | Flat and uninspiring. | |
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Broader | unexciting | not exciting |
Spanish | aburrido, soso | |
Nouns | tameness | the quality of being vapid and unsophisticated |
Meaning | Very restrained or quiet. | |
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Narrower | subdued | quieted and brought under control |
See also | quiet | Characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation / agitation / agitation or activity |
Opposite | wild | marked by extreme / extreme lack of restraint or control |
Spanish | manso | |
Adverbs | tamely | in a tame manner |
Meaning | Brought from wildness into a domesticated state. | |
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Synonym | tamed | |
Attribute of | tameness, domestication | The attribute of having been domesticated |
Narrower | broken, broken in | tamed or trained to obey |
cultivated | no longer in the natural state | |
docile, gentle | easily handled or managed | |
domestic, domesticated | converted or adapted to domestic use | |
tamed | Brought from wildness | |
See also | tractable, manipulable | easily managed (controlled or taught or molded) |
Opposite | wild, untamed | In a natural state |
Spanish | dócil, domesticado, manso | |
Nouns | tameness | the attribute of having been domesticated |
Meaning | Very docile. | |
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Example | "tame obedience" | |
Synonym | meek | |
Broader | docile | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed |
Nouns | tameness | the attribute of having been domesticated |
Meaning | correct by punishment or discipline. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody | |
Synonyms | chasten, subdue | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | amansar, doblegar, domar |
Meaning | make less strong or intense; soften. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
Example | "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" | |
Synonyms | tone down, moderate | |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Spanish | mitigar, moderar | |
Catalan | moderar |
Meaning | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "tame the soil" | |
Synonyms | domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise | |
Category | plant, flora, plant life | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion |
Broader | adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
Spanish | aclimatarse, naturalizar | |
Catalan | aclimatar-se, naturalitzar |
Meaning | Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
Example | "He tames lions for the circus" | |
Synonyms | domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim | |
Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
Narrower | break in, break | make submissive, obedient, or useful |
Broader | change, alter, modify | Cause to change |
Similar to | domesticate, tame | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans |
Spanish | amansar, contener, domar, domeñar, dominar, someter | |
Catalan | amansar, amansir, contenir, domar, dominar, sotmetre | |
Adjectives | tamable, tameable | capable of being tamed |
Nouns | tamer | an animal trainer who tames / tames wild animals |
Meaning | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans. | |
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Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
Example | "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog" | |
Synonym | domesticate | |
Category | animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna | A living organism characterized by voluntary movement |
Broader | adapt, accommodate | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose |
Similar to | domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame | Overcome the wildness of |
Spanish | domesticar | |
Catalan | domesticar |
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