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tame (verb)

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  • tame´ness — tame «taym», adjective, tam|er, tam|est, verb, tamed, tam|ing. –adj. 1. not wild or savage; …   Useful english dictionary

  • tame´ly — tame «taym», adjective, tam|er, tam|est, verb, tamed, tam|ing. –adj. 1. not wild or savage; …   Useful english dictionary

  • tame — ► ADJECTIVE 1) (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated. 2) not exciting, adventurous, or controversial. 3) informal (of a person) willing to cooperate. ► VERB 1) domesticate (an animal). 2) make less powerful and easier …   English terms dictionary

  • tame — I. adjective (tamer; tamest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tam; akin to Old High German zam tame, Latin domare to tame, Greek damnanai Date: before 12th century 1. reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • tame — [[t]te͟ɪm[/t]] tames, taming, tamed, tamer, tamest 1) ADJ GRADED A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans. They never became tame; they would run away if you approached them. 2) ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you say that something… …   English dictionary

  • tame — /teɪm / (say taym) adjective (tamer, tamest) 1. changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear. 2. gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated, as an animal. 3. tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person, the… …  

  • tame — I UK [teɪm] / US adjective Word forms tame : adjective tame comparative tamer superlative tamest 1) a tame animal has been trained to stay calm when people are near it, because it is used to being with them 2) something that is tame is slightly… …   English dictionary

  • tame — tame1 [ teım ] adjective 1. ) a tame animal has been trained to stay calm when people are near it, because it is used to being with them ─ opposite WILD 2. ) something that is tame is slightly boring because it is not exciting, interesting,… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • tame — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} verb Tame is used with these nouns as the object: ↑animal, ↑frontier, ↑wilderness {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. 1 not afraid of people VERBS ▪ be, look, seem ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

  • tame — 1. adjective teɪm a) Not or no longer wild; domesticated They have a tame wildcat. b) Mild and well behaved; accustomed to human contact The lion was quite tame. Ant: wild …   Wiktionary

  • tame — 1. adjective 1) a tame elephant Syn: domesticated, domestic, docile, tamed, broken, trained; gentle, mild; pet, housebroken; chiefly Brit. house trained Ant: wild, f …   Thesaurus of popular words

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