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docile vs tame

tame vs docile

docile and tame both are adjectives.

docile is not a verb while tame is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
docile No Yes No No
tame No Yes Yes No
docile (adjective) tame (adjective)
willing to be taught or led or supervised or directed brought from wildness into a domesticated state
easily handled or managed very restrained or quiet
ready and willing to be taught very docile
flat and uninspiring
docile (verb) tame (verb)
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
Difference between docile and tame

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