tame - Meaning in Konkani

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tame - Meaning in Konkani

tame Word Forms & Inflections

Definitions and Meaning of tame in English

tame adjective

1. flat and uninspiring
2. very docile

   Synonyms

   meek, meek

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   Examples

   • "meek as a mouse"
   • "tame obedience"
3. brought from wildness into a domesticated state

   Synonyms

   tamed

   Examples

   • "fields of tame blueberries"
   • "tame animals"
4. very restrained or quiet

   Examples

   • "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"

tame verb

1. correct by punishment or discipline

   Synonyms

   chasten, subdue

2. make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

   Synonyms

   domesticate

   Examples

   • "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"
   • "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
3. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

   Synonyms

   domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim

   Examples

   • "He tames lions for the circus"
   • "reclaim falcons"
4. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

   Synonyms

   cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize

   Examples

   • "domesticate oats"
   • "tame the soil"
5. make less strong or intense; soften

   Synonyms

   moderate, tone down

   Examples

   • "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
   • "Tone down that aggressive letter"

Synonyms of tame

• chasten, subdue
• domesticate
• domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim
• cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize
• moderate, tone down
• meek
• tamed

Antonyms of tame

untamed, wild

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