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tame |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tame 1 of 5 senses of tame Sense 4 domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, tame => break in break Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb tame 1 of 5 senses of tame Sense 4 domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, tame => break in break Entailment of verb tame Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb tame 5 senses of tame Sense 1 tame, chasten, subdue => change, alter Sense 2 tone down moderate, tame => change, alter Sense 3 domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame => adapt, accommodate Sense 4 domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, tame => change, alter Sense 5 domesticate, tame => adapt, accommodate Familiarity of verb tame tame used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 5) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb tame Sense 4 domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, tame => change, alter Sense 5 domesticate, tame => adapt, accommodate -------------- Sense 1 tame, chasten, subdue => change, alter -------------- Sense 2 tone down moderate, tame => change, alter -------------- Sense 3 domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame => adapt, accommodate -------------- Grep of noun tame aspartame tameness tamer tamerlane Overview of verb tame The verb tame has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tame, chasten, subdue -- (correct by punishment or discipline) 2. tone down moderate, tame -- (make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements") 3. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame -- (adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil") 4. domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, tame -- (overcome the wildness of (an animal); make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus") 5. domesticate, tame -- (make (animals) fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog") Overview of adj tame The adj tame has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tame -- (flat and uninspiring) 2. tame -- (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") 3. tame, tamed -- (brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries") 4. meek, tame -- (very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes) Antonyms of adj tame 4 senses of tame Sense 1 tame INDIRECT (VIA unexciting) -> exciting Sense 2 tame (vs. wild) wild (vs. tame) => chaotic, disorderly => delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained => frenzied, manic Sense 3 tame (vs. wild), tamed wild (vs. tame), untamed => feral, savage => unbroken => undomesticated Sense 4 meek, tame INDIRECT (VIA docile) -> stubborn Similarity of adj tame 4 senses of tame Sense 1 tame => unexciting (vs. exciting) Sense 2 tame (vs. wild) => subdued Also See-> quiet#1 Sense 3 tame (vs. wild), tamed => broken, broken in => docile, gentle => domestic, domesticated => cultivated => tamed Also See-> tractable#1 Sense 4 meek, tame => docile (vs. stubborn) Attributes of adj tame 1 of 4 senses of tame Sense 3 tame (vs. wild), tamed => tameness, domestication Familiarity of adj tame tame used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj tame tame tameable tamed Overview of verb tame The verb tame has 5 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tame, chasten, subdue -- (correct by punishment or discipline) 2. tone down moderate, tame -- (make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements") 3. domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise, tame -- (adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil") 4. domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, tame -- (overcome the wildness of (an animal); make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus") 5. domesticate, tame -- (make (animals) fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog") Overview of adj tame The adj tame has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) tame -- (flat and uninspiring) 2. tame -- (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") 3. tame, tamed -- (brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries") 4. meek, tame -- (very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes)
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