Definition of Tame
Verb
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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"
domesticate -
overcome the wildness of
make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus"
"reclaim falcons"
domesticate domesticize domesticise reclaim -
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"domesticate oats"
"tame the soil"
domesticate cultivate naturalize naturalise -
make less strong or intense
soften
"Tone down that aggressive letter"
"The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
- tone down moderate -
correct by punishment or discipline
chasten subdue
Adjective
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very docile
"tame obedience"
"meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
meek -
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
"tame animals"
"fields of tame blueberries"
tamed -
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"
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flat and uninspiring
Word games points for the Tame
- Scrabble® score of the tame (6)
- Word Chums® score of the tame (8)
- Words With Friends® score of the tame (7)
Unscramble tame
25 unscramble word found using the letters tame.
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