1. (

• tame ,
• chasten ,
• subdue

) correct by punishment or discipline ;

2. (

• tone_down ,
• moderate ,
• tame

) make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" ;

3. (

• domesticate ,
• cultivate ,
• naturalize ,
• naturalise ,
• tame ,

) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" ;

4. (

• domesticate ,
• domesticize ,
• domesticise ,
• reclaim ,
• tame ,

) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" ;

5. (

• domesticate ,
• 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" ;

1. (

• tame

) flat and uninspiring ;

2. (

• 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" ;

3. (

• tame ,
• tamed ,

) brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" ;

4. (

• meek ,
• tame

) very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes ;