Tame Meaning

There are 9 meaning(s) for word Tame

Meaning 1 : correct by punishment or discipline

    Synonyms : chasten,  subdue
Meaning 2 : make less strong or intense; soften

    Example : The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements

    Synonyms : moderate,  tone down
Meaning 3 : overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

    Example : He tames lions for the circus

    Synonyms : domesticate,  domesticise,  domesticize,  reclaim
Meaning 4 : brought from wildness into a domesticated state

    Example : tame animals,fields of tame blueberries

    Synonyms : tamed
Meaning 5 : very docile

    Example : tame obedience

    Synonyms : meek
Meaning 6 : make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

    Example : The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog

    Synonyms : domesticate
Meaning 7 : adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

    Example : tame the soil

    Synonyms : cultivate,  domesticate,  naturalise,  naturalize
Meaning 8 : flat and uninspiring

Meaning 9 : very restrained or quiet

    Example : 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

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How to Pronounce Tame

  • teɪm