Hyphenation of tame

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tame

Definitions of tame:

1.
Correct by punishment or discipline
2.
Make less strong or intense
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
Domesticate oats Tame the soil
4.
Overcome the wildness of
Make docile and tractable He tames lions for the circus Reclaim falcons
5.
Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
The horse was domesticated a long time ago The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
6.
Flat and uninspiring
7.
Very restrained or quiet
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
8.
Brought from wildness into a domesticated state
Tame animals Fields of tame blueberries
9.
Very docile
Tame obedience Meek as a mouse- Langston Hughes

Synonyms of tame:

adj unexciting
adj tame, subdued, quiet
adj tame, tamed, broken, broken in, docile, gentle, domestic, domesticated, cultivated, tamed, tractable, manipulable
adj meek, docile
verb chasten, subdue, change, alter, modify
verbtone down, moderate, change, alter, modify
verb domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, adapt, accommodate
verb domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, change, alter, modify
verb domesticate, adapt, accommodate

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