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- Definition
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- tame :make less strong or intense; soften
- Tone down that aggressive letter|The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
- tame :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
- tame :adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- domesticate oats|tame the soil
- tame :brought from wildness into a domesticated state
- tame animals|fields of tame blueberries
- tame :overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
- He tames lions for the circus|reclaim falcons
- tame :very docile
- tame obedience|meek as a mouse
- tame :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
- tame :correct by punishment or discipline