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tame
adjective
verb
flat and uninspiring
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adjective
flat and uninspiring
adjective
very docile
“tame obedience”
adjective
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
“tame animals”
adjective
very restrained or quiet
“a tame Christmas party”
verb
correct by punishment or discipline
verb
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
“The horse was domesticated a long time ago”
verb
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
“He tames lions for the circus”
verb
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
“domesticate oats”
verb
make less strong or intense; soften
“Tone down that aggressive letter”
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tame obedience
{'source': 'Langston Hughes', 'text': 'meek as a mouse'}
tame animals
fields of tame blueberries
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
The horse was domesticated a long time ago
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
He tames lions for the circus
reclaim falcons
domesticate oats
tame the soil
Tone down that aggressive letter
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
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