tame

Adjective
  1. Flat and uninspiring (synset 300926473)
  2. Very restrained or quiet (synset 302398514)
    "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. Brought from wildness into a domesticated state (synset 302396713)
    "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
  4. Very docile (synset 302336908)
    "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"
Verb
  1. Correct by punishment or discipline (synset 200202809)
  2. Make less strong or intense;
    Soften (synset 200935528)
    "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
  3. Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (synset 200303245)
    "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
  4. Overcome the wildness of;
    Make docile and tractable (synset 200302911)
    "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
  5. Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (synset 200302637)
    "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

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