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tame
01
(of an animal) fit to live with people and not afraid of them
02
flat and uninspiring
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very restrained or quiet
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very docile
to tame
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to make a wild animal or bird fit for living with people
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correct by punishment or discipline
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adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
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not able to be computed or enumerated
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overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
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to reduce fierceness or intensity
tame
adj
tamely
adv
tamely
adv
tameness
n
tameness
n
Example
Unlike their wild counterparts, the tame rabbits were comfortable being handled and petted by humans.
Children at the petting zoo delighted in feeding the tame goats and sheep, who eagerly nibbled from their hands.
The once wild horse became tame after months of gentle training and care by its owner.
The farmer's tame dog followed him everywhere, showing no signs of the skittishness typical of stray animals.
