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US
/ˈteɪm/
]
[ UK /tˈeɪm/ ]
[ UK /tˈeɪm/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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brought from wildness into a domesticated state
tame animals
fields of tame blueberries -
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 - flat and uninspiring
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very docile
tame obedience
meek as a mouse
VERB
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make less strong or intense; soften
The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
Tone down that aggressive letter -
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
tame the soil
domesticate oats - correct by punishment or discipline
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make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
The horse was domesticated a long time ago -
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
He tames lions for the circus
reclaim falcons
How To Use tame In A Sentence
- There were only a few rapids and they were extremely tame.
- At 48, he is learning to tame his creative spirit and take on just a couple of projects at a time.
- according to the Old Testament, Elijah defeated the priests of Baal at Mount Carmel
- In summary, Dr. Green, after studying and researching this question for over 20 years, it is my firm conviction that aspartame lowers seizure threshold, mimics or exacerbates a wide variety of neuropsychiatric disorders, contributes to the incidence of certain cancers, and because of it's impact on the hypothalamic "appestat" plays a significant role in the world-wide epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes. Psychiatry Professor informs Hawaii House Health Committee of Dangers of Aspartame, as Medical Professional
- Stoke's summer signing from Wolves could only produce a tame shot that went into the ground. The Sun
- For him, cruelty was a legitimate and necessary procedure, almost a profession of faith, and European artists showed him how to excruciate a tame local reality.
- Immediately above the anterior perforated substance, the pear-shaped head of the caudate nucleus is confluent with the putamen of the lentiform nucleus.
- The bird became so tame that it was impossible to release it back into the wild.
- He was one of the first 19th century sailors who tamed the seas through science, inventing systems for transporting cannon over marshy ground, ciphers for code and a system of hydrographical surveys.
- Sumus tamen solito rariores, quod initium est gradatim desinendi. A Dialogue Concerning Oratory, Or The Causes Of Corrupt Eloquence The Works Of Cornelius Tacitus, Volume 8 (of 8); With An Essay On His Life And Genius, Notes, Supplements
