verb
                                                correct by punishment or discipline
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                                                verb
                                                make less strong or intense
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                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - soften
- Tone down that aggressive letter
- The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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                                                                                                        - domesticate oats
- tame the soil
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                overcome the wildness of
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                                                                                                        - make docile and tractable
- He tames lions for the circus
- reclaim falcons
 
                                                                                        
                                                verb
                                                make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
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                                                                                                        - The horse was domesticated a long time ago
- The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                flat and uninspiring
                                                
                                                                                             
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                very restrained or quiet
                                                
                                                                                                Examples
                                                
                                                                                                        - 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
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                brought from wildness into a domesticated state
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                                                                                                        - tame animals
- fields of tame blueberries
 
                                                                                        
                                                adjective
                                                very docile
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                                                                                                        - tame obedience
- meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes