|
WordNet-Online
Free dictionary and thesaurus of English. Definitions, synonyms, antonyms and more...
Hint: double-click any word to get it searched!
Verb tame has 5 senses
- tame, chasten, subdue - correct by punishment or discipline
--1 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- tone down, moderate, tame - make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
--2 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
- domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame - adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
--3 is one way to adapt, accommodate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
- domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim, tame - overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
--4 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
- domesticate, tame - make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
--5 is one way to adapt, accommodate
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
|