tame

1. Flat and uninspiring (synset 300926473)
   similar to: unexciting - not exciting
2. Very restrained or quiet (synset 302398514)
   "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"
   also: quiet - characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
   similar to: subdued - quieted and brought under control
3. Brought from wildness into a domesticated state (synset 302396713)
   "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
   also: manipulable, tractable - easily managed (controlled or taught or molded)
   tells us about: domestication, tameness - the attribute of having been domesticated
   similar to:

   • broken, broken in - tamed or trained to obey
   • cultivated - no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use
   • docile, gentle - easily handled or managed
   • domestic, domesticated - converted or adapted to domestic use
   • tamed - brought from wildness
   same as: tamed
4. Very docile (synset 302336908)
   "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"
   similar to: docile - willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed
   same as: meek

1. Correct by punishment or discipline (synset 200202809)
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   same as: chasten, subdue
2. Make less strong or intense;
   Soften (synset 200935528)
   "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   same as: moderate, tone down
3. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (synset 200303245)
   "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
   referred to in: flora, plant, plant life - (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
   is a type of: accommodate, adapt - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
   same as: cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize
4. Overcome the wildness of;
   Make docile and tractable (synset 200302911)
   "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
   referred to in: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
   is a type of: alter, change, modify - cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
   subtypes: break, break in - make submissive, obedient, or useful
   same as: domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim
   verb group: domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
5. Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (synset 200302637)
   "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
   referred to in: animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna - a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
   is a type of: accommodate, adapt - make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose
   same as: domesticate
   verb group: domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame - overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

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