Subdued
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: Conquered; overpowered; crushed; submissive; mild. Not glaring in color; soft in tone.
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To overcome, quieten, or bring under control.
Example sentence: Since Europe is dependent on imports of energy and most of its raw materials, it can be subdued, if not quite conquered, without all those nuclear weapons the Soviets have aimed at it simply through the shipping routes and raw materials they control.
Tame
Part of speech: verb
Definition: to make something tameto become tame
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: not wild; domestic, mild, well-behaved
Example sentence: You are wrong if you think that you can in any way take the vision and tame it to the page. The page is jealous and tyrannical; the page is made of time and matter; the page always wins.