| tame | | |
| chasten, subdue, tame | (v.) | correct by punishment or discipline. |
| moderate, tame, tone down | (v.) | make less strong or intense; soften.; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements" |
| cultivate, domesticate, naturalise, naturalize, tame | (v.) | adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment.; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil" |
| domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, reclaim, tame | (v.) | overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable.; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons" |
| domesticate, tame | (v.) | make 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" |
| tame | (adj.) | flat and uninspiring. |
| tame | (adj.) | 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" |
| tame, tamed | (adj.) | brought from wildness into a domesticated state.; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries" |
| meek, tame | (adj.) | very docile.; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse" |
| domesticated | | |
| domestic, domesticated | (adj.) | converted or adapted to domestic use.; "domestic animals"; "domesticated plants like maize" |
| domesticated | (adj.) | accustomed to home life.; "some men think it unmanly to be domesticated; others find gratification in it" |
| familiar | | |
| familiar | (n.) | a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support. |
| associate, companion, comrade, familiar, fellow | (n.) | a friend who is frequently in the company of another.; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" |
| familiar, familiar spirit | (n.) | a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard. |
| familiar | (adj.) | well known or easily recognized.; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" |
| familiar | (adj.) | within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange.; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences" |
| conversant, familiar | (adj.) | (usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly.; "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads" |
| familiar, intimate | (adj.) | having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship.; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" |
| docile | | |
| docile | (adj.) | willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed.; "the docile masses of an enslaved nation" |
| docile, teachable | (adj.) | ready and willing to be taught.; "docile pupils eager for instruction"; "teachable youngsters" |
| docile, gentle | (adj.) | easily handled or managed.; "a gentle old horse, docile and obedient" |
| used to | | |
| used to, wont to | (adj.) | in the habit.; "I am used to hitchhiking"; "you'll get used to the idea"; "...was wont to complain that this is a cold world" |
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