Word Definitions & Examples
verb
Sense 1
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
adjective
Sense 3
"tame animals"
"fields of tame blueberries"
adjective
Sense 4
"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"
Similar:
subdued
Opposites:
wild
See also:
quiet
verb
Sense 5
"The horse was domesticated a long time ago"
"The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb
Sense 7
"Tone down that aggressive letter"
"The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb
Sense 8
"He tames lions for the circus"
"reclaim falcons"
Derived:
tamer
Verb group:
domesticate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
verb
Sense 9
"domesticate oats"
"tame the soil"
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
76%
Sense Count
9
Total Synonyms
11
Total Relationships
42
Times Searched
3
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