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tame vs alter

alter vs tame

tame is an adjective but alter is not an adjective.

tame and alter both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
tame No Yes Yes No
alter No No Yes No
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of tame; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than tame:
  • tame: correct by punishment or discipline
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of tame include change, modify.
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of tame; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than tame:
  • tame: overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of tame include change, modify.
As verbs, alter is a hypernym of tame; that is, alter is a word with a broader meaning than tame:
  • tame: make less strong or intense; soften
  • alter: cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
Other hypernyms of tame include change, modify.
tame (adjective) alter (adjective)
brought from wildness into a domesticated state
very restrained or quiet
very docile
flat and uninspiring
tame (verb) alter (verb)
correct by punishment or discipline remove the ovaries of
adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment become different in some particular way, without permanently losing one's or its former characteristics or essence
make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby
make less strong or intense; soften make an alteration to
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