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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
- The bird became so tame that it was impossible to release it back into the wild.
- A tame rabbit was brought in with a large abscess about the size of an egg on its cheek.
- 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
- Once when the late G.P. Sanderson was in a keddah, noosing wild elephants, and was assulted [sic] by a vicious tusker, his life was saved by a tame female elephant, whose boy driver caused her to attack the tusker with her head, and nearly bowl him over by the force of her blows upon his ribs. The Minds and Manners of Wild Animals A Book of Personal Observations
- 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.
