English dictionary
tame
adjectiveAudio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- flat and uninspiring
adjective
- very docile
adjective
- brought from wildness into a domesticated state
adjective
- very restrained or quiet
verb
- correct by punishment or discipline
verb
- make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
verb
- overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
verb
- adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
verb
- make less strong or intense; soften
Example sentences
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