ˈtʃeɪ.sən ˈkʌltɪveɪt miːk mik ˈmɑdəɹət ˈnætʃəɹəˌlaɪz ɹɪˈkleɪm səbˈdu səbˈdjuː correct by punishment or discipline 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 overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable He tames lions for the circus reclaim falcons adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment domesticate oats tame the soil flat and uninspiring make less strong or intense; soften Tone down that aggressive letter The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements very docile tame obedience meek as a mouse brought from wildness into a domesticated state tame animals fields of tame blueberries 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