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'
brought from wildness into a domesticated state; tame animals; fields of tame blueberries
[ Syn: tamed ]
flat and uninspiring
very docile; tame obedience; meek as a mouse- Langston Hughes
[ Syn: meek ]
tame (adj.)
correct by punishment or discipline
make less strong or intense; soften; Tone down that aggressive letter; The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; domesticate oats; tame the soil
[ Syn: domesticate , cultivate , naturalize , naturalise ]
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; He tames lions for the circus; reclaim falcons
[ Syn: domesticate , domesticize , domesticise , reclaim ]
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
[ Syn: domesticate ]