tame
English Thesaurus
1. correct by punishment or discipline (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
2. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | accommodate, adapt, |
| definition | : | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose (verb.change) |
3. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
| hyponym | : | break, break in, |
| definition | : | make submissive, obedient, or useful (verb.change) |
| verb group | : | domesticate, tame, |
| definition | : | make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans (verb.change) |
4. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb.change)
| hypernym | : | accommodate, adapt, |
| definition | : | make fit for, or change to suit a new purpose (verb.change) |
| domain category | : | flora, plant, plant life, |
| definition | : | (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion (noun.tops) |
5. make less strong or intense; soften (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | alter, change, modify, |
| definition | : | cause to change; make different; cause a transformation (verb.change) |
6. flat and uninspiring (adj.all)
| similar | : | unexciting, |
| definition | : | not exciting (adj.all) |
7. very docile (adj.all)
| similar | : | docile, |
| definition | : | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed (adj.all) |
8. brought from wildness into a domesticated state (adj.all)
| similar | : | cultivated, |
| definition | : | no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use (adj.all) |
| similar | : | docile, gentle, |
| definition | : | easily handled or managed (adj.all) |
| similar | : | tamed, |
| definition | : | brought from wildness (adj.all) |
9. very restrained or quiet (adj.all)
| similar | : | subdued, |
| definition | : | quieted and brought under control (adj.all) |
| also | : | quiet, |
| definition | : | characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity (adj.all) |
10. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb.change)
| derivation | : | tamer, |
| definition | : | an animal trainer who tames wild animals (noun.person) |
11. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb.change)
| derivation | : | naturalisation, naturalization, |
| definition | : | the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous (noun.act) |
12. make less strong or intense; soften (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | moderateness, moderation, |
| definition | : | quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes (noun.attribute) |
13. flat and uninspiring (adj.all)
14. very docile (adj.all)
| derivation | : | domestication, tameness, |
| definition | : | the attribute of having been domesticated (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | meekness, submission, |
| definition | : | the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness (noun.feeling) |
15. brought from wildness into a domesticated state (adj.all)
| antonym | : | untamed, wild, |
| definition | : | in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | domestication, tameness, |
| definition | : | the attribute of having been domesticated (noun.attribute) |
16. very restrained or quiet (adj.all)
| antonym | : | wild, |
| definition | : | marked by extreme lack of restraint or control (adj.all) |
17. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable (verb.change)
| derivation | : | tamer, |
| definition | : | an animal trainer who tames wild animals (noun.person) |
18. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment (verb.change)
| derivation | : | naturalisation, naturalization, |
| definition | : | the introduction of animals or plants to places where they flourish but are not indigenous (noun.act) |
19. make less strong or intense; soften (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | moderateness, moderation, |
| definition | : | quality of being moderate and avoiding extremes (noun.attribute) |
20. flat and uninspiring (adj.all)
21. very docile (adj.all)
| derivation | : | domestication, tameness, |
| definition | : | the attribute of having been domesticated (noun.attribute) |
| derivation | : | meekness, submission, |
| definition | : | the feeling of patient, submissive humbleness (noun.feeling) |
22. brought from wildness into a domesticated state (adj.all)
| antonym | : | untamed, wild, |
| definition | : | in a natural state; not tamed or domesticated or cultivated (adj.all) |
| derivation | : | domestication, tameness, |
| definition | : | the attribute of having been domesticated (noun.attribute) |
23. very restrained or quiet (adj.all)
| antonym | : | wild, |
| definition | : | marked by extreme lack of restraint or control (adj.all) |
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