🐴tame

verb
/teɪm/

Meaning

to domesticate or control an animal, person, or situation
to make a wild animal gentle and obedient; to control or subdue
domesticated and not wild; gentle and easy to control

Example Sentences

The trainer managed to tame the wild horse.

It took months to tame the wild horse.

The tame lion performed tricks in the circus.

Example Expressions

tame the beast

Synonyms

domesticate, train, discipline, control, subdue, domesticated, gentle, docile, obedient
Entry 1
domesticate, train, discipline, control, subdue
Entry 2
domesticate, train, subdue, control
Entry 3
domesticated, gentle, docile, obedient

Antonyms

wild, untamed, uncontrolled, fierce, savage
Entry 1
wild, untamed, uncontrolled
Entry 2
wild, untamed, fierce, savage
Entry 3
wild, fierce, untamed, savage

Collocations

tame animal, tame horse, tame spirit, tame manner, tame lion, tame beast, tame wild, tame behavior
Entry 1
tame animal, tame horse, tame spirit, tame manner
Entry 2
tame animal, tame lion, tame horse, tame beast, tame wild
Entry 3
tame animal, tame lion, tame behavior

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