| 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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