tame

Meaning

to make a wild animal gentle and obedient; to control or subdue

domesticated and not wild; gentle and easy to control

to domesticate or control an animal, person, or situation

Example Sentences

It took months to tame the wild horse.

The tame lion performed tricks in the circus.

The trainer managed to tame the wild horse.

Example Expressions

tame the beast

Synonyms

domesticate, train, subdue, control, domesticated, gentle, docile, obedient, discipline

Entry 1

domesticate, train, subdue, control

Entry 2

domesticated, gentle, docile, obedient

Entry 3

domesticate, train, discipline, control, subdue

Antonyms

wild, untamed, fierce, savage, uncontrolled

Entry 1

wild, untamed, fierce, savage

Entry 2

wild, fierce, untamed, savage

Entry 3

wild, untamed, uncontrolled

Collocations

tame animal, tame lion, tame horse, tame beast, tame wild, tame behavior, tame spirit, tame manner

Entry 1

tame animal, tame lion, tame horse, tame beast, tame wild

Entry 2

tame animal, tame lion, tame behavior

Entry 3

tame animal, tame horse, tame spirit, tame manner