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   tame

   /teɪm/

   adjective

   • 1. (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated: "the fish are so tame you have to push them away" Similar domesticateddomesticnot wilddociletameddisciplinedbrokenbroken-intrainednot fiercegentlemildused to humanspethouse-trainedhousebrokenOpposite wildfierce
   • ▪ (of a person) willing to cooperate: informal "every businessman needs a tame lawyer at his elbow" Similar docilesubmissivecompliantmeekobedienttractableacquiescentamenablemanageableunresistingpassivemildsubduedunder someone's control/thumbsuppressedunassertiveineffectualamenablebiddablecooperativeavailablewillingOpposite independentuncooperative
   • 2. not exciting, adventurous, or controversial: derogatory "network TV on Saturday night is a pretty tame affair" Similar unexcitinguninterestinguninspireduninspiringdullblandflatinsipidspiritlesspedestrianvapidlifelessdeadcolourlessrun-of-the-millmediocreordinaryprosaichumdrumboringtedioustiresomewearisomeharmlesssafeunobjectionableinoffensivemainstreaminformal:wishy-washyOpposite excitingadventurous
   • 3. (of a plant) produced by cultivation: North American "a big field of tame hay"
   • ▪ (of land) cultivated.

   verb

   • 1. domesticate (an animal): "wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed" Similar domesticatebreaktrainmastersubduesubjugatebring to heelenslave
   • ▪ make less powerful and easier to control: "the battle to tame inflation" Similar subduecurbcontrolcalmmasterbring to heeltone downwater downmoderatemitigatetranquillizeovercomedisciplinesuppressrepressmollifyhumblecowpacifymellowmutetempersoftenbridleget the better ofget a grip oninformal:lick

   Word Origin Old Englishtam (adjective), temmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tam and German zahm, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin domare and Greek daman ‘tame, subdue’.

   Derivatives

   • 1. tameable adjective
   • 2. tamely adverb
   • 3. tameness noun
   • 4. tamer noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishTAME | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   TAME definition: 1. (especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long…. Learn more.

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   tame: [adjective] reduced from a state of native wildness especially so as to be tractable and useful to humans : domesticated.

4. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryTAME | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   TAME meaning: 1. (especially of animals) not wild or dangerous, either naturally or because of training or long…. Learn more.

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   Tame definition: changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated. See examples of TAME used in a sentence.

6. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishtame adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

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   tame: 1 adj brought from wildness into a domesticated state “ tame animals” “fields of tame blueberries” Synonyms: tamed broken , broken in tamed or trained to obey cultivated no longer in the natural state; developed by human care and for human use docile , gentle easily handled or managed domestic , domesticated converted or adapted to ...

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9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › us › definitiontame verb - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes...

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   tame something to make an emotion, an organization, a situation, etc., less powerful or easier to control. She made strenuous efforts to tame her anger. the battle to tame inflation

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    tame: See: alleviate , dominate , harmless , insipid , jejune , lifeless , malleable , moderate , obedient , passive , peaceable , pedestrian , phlegmatic , placid ...

11. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishTAME definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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    8 meanings: 1. changed by humans from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition 2. (of.... Click for more definitions.