Definition of tame

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  • tame is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 6
  • tame is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 6
  • tame is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 7

Definition of tame

  • correct by punishment or discipline (verb)

    Synonyms

    1. chasten
    2. subdue
  • make less strong or intense; soften (verb)

    Examples

    1. The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements

    Synonyms

    1. moderate
    2. tone down
  • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb)

    Examples

    1. He tames lions for the circus

    Synonyms

    1. domesticate
    2. domesticise
    3. domesticize
    4. reclaim
  • brought from wildness into a domesticated state (adjective)

    Examples

    1. tame animals
    2. fields of tame blueberries

    Synonyms

    1. tamed
  • very docile (adjective)

    Examples

    1. tame obedience

    Synonyms

    1. meek
  • make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (verb)

    Examples

    1. The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog

    Synonyms

    1. domesticate
  • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb)

    Examples

    1. tame the soil

    Synonyms

    1. cultivate
    2. domesticate
    3. naturalise
    4. naturalize
  • flat and uninspiring (adjective)
  • very restrained or quiet (adjective)

    Examples

    1. a tame Christmas party
    2. she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed

See definition of tame in Merriam Webster