taming

Meanings

Plural: tamings

Verb

• correct by punishment or discipline
• make less strong or intense; soften
• adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
• overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
• make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
• present participle and gerund of tame

Noun

• The process by which a person, animal or thing is tamed.

Synonyms

chasten, cultivate, domesticate, domesticise, domesticize, moderate, naturalise, naturalize, reclaim, subdue, tame, tone down