Meaning & Definition of Tame in English
English⟶
Tame
/tem/
verb
1. Correct by punishment or discipline
synonym:
- tame,
- chasten,
- subdue
2. Make less strong or intense
- Soften
- "Tone down that aggressive letter"
- "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
synonym:
- tone down,
- moderate,
- tame
3. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
- "Domesticate oats"
- "Tame the soil"
synonym:
- domesticate,
- cultivate,
- naturalize,
- naturalise,
- tame
4. Overcome the wildness of
- Make docile and tractable
- "He tames lions for the circus"
- "Reclaim falcons"
synonym:
- domesticate,
- domesticize,
- domesticise,
- reclaim,
- tame
5. 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"
synonym:
- domesticate,
- tame
adjective
1. Flat and uninspiring
synonym:
- tame
2. 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"
synonym:
- tame
3. Brought from wildness into a domesticated state
- "Tame animals"
- "Fields of tame blueberries"
synonym:
- tame,
- tamed
4. Very docile
- "Tame obedience"
- "Meek as a mouse"- langston hughes
synonym:
- meek,
- tame
Examples of using
I see you are a really lewd stud... Get on your knees and start licking my wet cunt! From now on, you are my tame sex toy.
Time and thinking tame the strongest grief.
The bear is quite tame and doesn't bite.