Taming – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
taming
n.
act of domesticating; act of bringing into submission
tame
v.
domesticate; subdue, master; restrain, control
Tame animal
A
tame animal is an
animal that is relatively tolerant of human presence.
Tameness is the quality of an animal being welcoming towards the presence of humans, either naturally (as in the case, for example, of
island tameness) or due to human intervention (as the result of
animal training).
tame
Verb
1. correct by punishment or discipline
(synonym) chasten, subdue
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
2. make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"
(synonym) tone down, moderate
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
3. adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"
(synonym) domesticate, cultivate, naturalize, naturalise
(hypernym) adapt, accommodate
(classification) plant, flora, plant life
4. overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"
(synonym) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim
(hypernym) change, alter, modify
(hyponym) break in, break
(verb-group) domesticate
(derivation) tamer
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
5. 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"
(synonym) domesticate
(hypernym) adapt, accommodate
(verb-group) domesticate, domesticize, domesticise, reclaim
(classification) animal, animate being, beast, brute, creature, fauna
Adjective
1. flat and uninspiring
(similar) unexciting
2. 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"
(antonym) wild
(similar) subdued
(see-also) quiet
3. brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"
(synonym) tamed
(antonym) wild, untamed
(similar) broken, broken in
(see-also) tractable, manipulable
(attribute) tameness, domestication
4. very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes
(synonym) meek
(similar) docile
tame
v.
ochočit
tame
Czas.
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