taming

tame[ teimiŋ ]

• v.
  • correct by punishment or discipline

    同义词：chastensubdue

  • make less strong or intense; soften

    "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"

    同义词：tone downmoderate

  • adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

    "tame the soil"

    同义词：domesticatecultivatenaturalizenaturalise

  • overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

    "He tames lions for the circus"

    同义词：domesticatedomesticizedomesticisereclaim

  • make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

    "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"

    同义词：domesticate

• adj.
  • flat and uninspiring
  • 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"

  • brought from wildness into a domesticated state

    "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"

    同义词：tamed

  • very docile

    "tame obedience"

    同义词：meek