Definition of Tame

Verb: tame teym

Correct by punishment or discipline
- chasten, subdue
Make less strong or intense; soften
"The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements";
- tone down, moderate
Adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
"tame the soil";
- domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise [Brit]
Overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
"He tames lions for the circus";
- domesticate, domesticize, domesticise [Brit], reclaim
Make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
"The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog";
- domesticate

Adjective: tame (tamer,tamest) teym

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
"fields of tame blueberries"; "tame animals";
- tamed
Very docile
"tame obedience";
- meek