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Meaning of 'tame' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Tame [ a.]
- To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast.
- To subdue; to conquer; to repress; as, to tame the pride or passions of youth.
2 . Tame [ superl.]
- Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird.
- Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
- Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery.
3 . Tame [ v. t.]
- To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.

Meaning of 'tame' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . tame [ v]
Meaning (1):
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
Example in sentence:
  • domesticate oats;
  • tame the soil
Meaning (2):
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
Example in sentence:
  • He tames lions for the circus;
  • reclaim falcons
Meaning (3):
- make less strong or intense; soften
Example in sentence:
  • The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements;
  • Tone down that aggressive letter
Meaning (4):
- make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
Example in sentence:
  • The horse was domesticated a long time ago;
  • The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
5 . tame [ a]
Meaning (5):
- very restrained or quiet
Example in sentence:
  • 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
Meaning (6):
- brought from wildness into a domesticated state
Example in sentence:
  • fields of tame blueberries;
  • tame animals
7 . tame [ s]
Meaning (7):
- very docile
Example in sentence:
  • meek as a mouse;
  • tame obedience

Nearby Words:

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