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• v  correct by punishment or discipline
• v  make less strong or intense; soften
  The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements
• v  adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment
• v  overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
• v  make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans
  The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog
• a  brought from wildness into a domesticated state
• s  brought from wildness
  the once inhospitable landscape is now tamed

• But like snakes, Internet hype can't be tamed, and like flying, it's not that easy to get right.
• Since taking power in 1962, the exclusively ethnic Burman, or Burmese, junta has largely tamed an unruly patchwork of 100-plus ethnic groups, in part by signing cease-fire accords .
• The idea that unicorns could only be tamed by virgins became a widely held belief, and images of unicorns resting their heads in chaste womens laps, with not so subtle sexual .

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

• wild

News & Articles

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• Watch Haim Perform 'Forever' on David Letterman
  Los Angeles sister trio Haim tamed their raucous stage show (they've been called "feral" — in a good way — more than once) for the David Letterman stage on Monday night, performing their lead single "Falling." Bass player Este Haim, best known for her inability to self-censor, made some magnificent guitar faces.
  June 11, 2013 - Zimbio
• Understanding Political Islam And Joining Israel in the Fight Against It
  Political Islam is the major force shaping the Middle East region today, and a dangerous one at that. The real question is if it can be tamed, and what the West can do to bring about positive change during this pivotal time in history.
  June 11, 2013 - The Christian Post
• NBA Finals 2013: Matchups That Will Make the Difference
  The 2013 NBA Finals shift to San Antonio on Tuesday night, where the Spurs and the Miami Heat will enter Game 3 deadlocked at 1-1 in a best-of-seven series.  San Antonio's Game 1 win proved yet again that Miami can be tamed on any given night, while the Heat's commanding Game 2 victory proved that beating the South Beach stars two games in a row has been impossible for the last five months.  The ...
  June 11, 2013 - Bleacher Report

Quotes

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• Miley Cyrus in Philadelphia Inquirer
  No, says philosophical ethics prof Miley Cyrus in response to critics who suggest that her "Can't Be Tamed" music vid is far too sexually suggestive for a 17-year-old child. "I'm not trying to be 'slutty,' Miley says. I'm not trying to be...
• Kyle Busch in News 10NBC
  Everybody's always said that I've been the aggressive driver, used to cause wrecks, used to be out of control, this and that,Busch said. "I don't feel I'm driving any different than I used to. I've sort of tamed my style, per se. Now it...
• Julio Borges in FOXNews
  The social divide has deepened, and it will be very difficult to heal,opposition leader Julio Borges told the AP. "Venezuela had tamed its worst traits _ selfishness, strongman politics, opportunism, violence. And the Chavez regime has...