tame

(verb) correct by punishment or discipline. Synonyms: chasten, subdue.

(verb) make less strong or intense; soften. Synonyms: tone down, moderate. Examples: "Tone down that aggressive letter." "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements."

(verb) adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment. Synonyms: domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise. Examples: "Domesticate oats." "Tame the soil."

(verb) overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable. Synonyms: domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim. Examples: "He tames lions for the circus." "Reclaim falcons."

(verb) make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans. Synonyms: domesticate. Examples: "The horse was domesticated a long time ago." "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog."

(adj) flat and uninspiring.

(adj) very restrained or quiet. Synonyms: tame (vs. wild). Examples: "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."

(adj) brought from wildness into a domesticated state. Synonyms: tame (vs. wild), tamed. Examples: "Tame animals." "Fields of tame blueberries."

(adj) very docile. Synonyms: meek. Examples: "Tame obedience." "Meek as a mouse"- langston hughes."