TAME

/teɪm/ ► audio Scrabble 6 Words With Friends 7

Scrabble letter values: T₁A₁M₃E₁ = 6

Definition

adjective flat and uninspiring.
adjective very restrained or quiet.
adjective brought from wildness into a domesticated state. — synonyms: tamed
adjective very docile. — synonyms: meek
verb correct by punishment or discipline. — synonyms: chasten, subdue
verb make less strong or intense. — synonyms: tone_down, moderate
verb adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. — synonyms: domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise
verb overcome the wildness of. — synonyms: domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim
verb make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans. — synonyms: domesticate

“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 animals”