1. chasten, subdue, tame

correct by punishment or discipline

• chasten
• subdue

2. moderate, tame, tone down

make less strong or intense; soften

Example Sentences:
'Tone down that aggressive letter'
'The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements'

• moderate
• tone down

3. cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame

adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment

Example Sentences:
'domesticate oats'
'tame the soil'

• cultivate
• domesticate
• naturalise
• naturalize

4. domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame

overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable

Example Sentences:
'He tames lions for the circus'
'reclaim falcons'

• domesticate
• domesticise
• domesticize
• reclaim

5. domesticate, tame

make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans

Example Sentences:
'The horse was domesticated a long time ago'
'The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog'

• domesticate

6. tame

flat and uninspiring

7. tame

very restrained or quiet

Example Sentences:
'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'

8. tame, tamed

brought from wildness into a domesticated state

Example Sentences:
'tame animals'
'fields of tame blueberries'

• tamed

• broken
• broken in
• cultivated
• docile
• gentle
• domestic
• domesticated
• tamed

• manipulable
• tractable

9. meek, tame

very docile

Example Sentences:
'tame obedience'
'meek as a mouse'

• meek