Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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brute | Yes | Yes | No | No |
tame | No | Yes | Yes | No |
brute (noun) | tame (noun) |
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a living organism characterized by voluntary movement | |
a cruelly rapacious person |
brute (adjective) | tame (adjective) |
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resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility | brought from wildness into a domesticated state |
very restrained or quiet | |
very docile | |
flat and uninspiring |
brute (verb) | tame (verb) |
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correct by punishment or discipline | |
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment | |
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans | |
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable | |
make less strong or intense; soften |