tamings

Meanings

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

Noun

• plural of taming

Synonyms

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