What is the meaning of tame?

verb

  • Correct by punishment or discipline.
  • Make less strong or intense; soften.
    • usage: "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.
    • usage: "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
  • Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable.
    • usage: "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
  • Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans.
    • usage: "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

adjective

  • Flat and uninspiring.
  • Very restrained or quiet.
    • usage: "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.
    • usage: "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
  • Very docile."tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse- Langston Hughes
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