tame

[ teym ]

/ teɪm /

adjective, tam·er, tam·est.

changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.

without the savageness or fear of humans normal in wild animals; gentle, fearless, or without shyness, as if domesticated: That lion acts as tame as a house cat.

tractable, docile, or submissive, as a person or the disposition.

lacking in excitement; dull; insipid: a very tame party.

spiritless or pusillanimous.

not to be taken very seriously; without real power or importance; serviceable but harmless: They kept a tame scientist around.

brought into service; rendered useful and manageable; under control, as natural resources or a source of power.

cultivated or improved by cultivation, as a plant or its fruit.

verb (used with object), tamed, tam·ing.

to make tame; domesticate; make tractable.

to deprive of courage, ardor, or zest.

to deprive of interest, excitement, or attractiveness; make dull.

to soften; tone down.

to harness or control; render useful, as a source of power.

to cultivate, as land or plants.

verb (used without object), tamed, tam·ing.

to become tame.

Origin of tame

before 900; (adj.) Middle English; Old English tam; cognate with Dutch tam, German zahm, Old Norse tamr; (v.) Middle English tamen, derivative of the adj.; replacing Middle English temen to tame, Old English temian, derivative of tam; cognate with Old Norse temja, Gothic gatamjan; akin to Latin domāre to tame

SYNONYMS FOR tame

3 meek, subdued.

4 flat, empty, vapid, boring, tedious, uninteresting.

5 cowardly, dastardly.

9 break, subdue.

12 calm, mollify.

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ANTONYMS FOR tame

1 wild.

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OTHER WORDS FROM tame

tame·ly, adverb tame·ness, noun tam·er, noun o·ver·tame, adjective

o·ver·tame·ly, adverb o·ver·tame·ness, noun un·tame, adjective un·tame·ly, adverb un·tame·ness, noun un·tamed, adjective well-tamed, adjective

Words nearby tame

tambourine, tambov, tambura, tamburitza, tamburlaine, tame, tameable, tameless, tamerlane, tameside, tamiflu

Example sentences from the Web for tamed

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Then, too, leaders can be flattered, rewarded, ego-gratified and tamed.

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And was thatthat the reason why you tamed my mustang that day, so that he wouldnt be killed?

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This bird is common in the South of Europe and the whole of the Levant, and when it is tamed acquires considerable value.

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He fought by the side of our Harold when he tamed Griffith, the wildcat of Wales.

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Of this enormous bird we have the following account: A young one, about five feet high, was taken and tamed at Sierra Leone.

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Young foxes can be tamed to a certain extent, and do not then emit the well-known odour to any great degree unless excited.

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British Dictionary definitions for tamed

tame

/ (teɪm) /

adjective

changed by man from a naturally wild state into a tractable, domesticated, or cultivated condition

(of animals) not fearful of human contact

lacking in spirit or initiative; meek or submissive a tame personality

flat, insipid, or uninspiring a tame ending to a book

slow-moving a tame current

verb (tr)

to make tame; domesticate

to break the spirit of, subdue, or curb

to tone down, soften, or mitigate

Derived forms of tame

tamable or tameable, adjective tamability, tameability, tamableness or tameableness, noun tameless, adjective tamely, adverb

tameness, noun tamer, noun

Word Origin for tame

Old English tam; related to Old Norse tamr, Old High German zam

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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tame

adjective, tam·er, tam·est.

verb (used with object), tamed, tam·ing.

verb (used without object), tamed, tam·ing.

Origin of tame

SYNONYMS FOR tame

ANTONYMS FOR tame

OTHER WORDS FROM tame

Words nearby tame

Example sentences from the Web for tamed

British Dictionary definitions for tamed

adjective

verb (tr)

Derived forms of tame

Word Origin for tame

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

tame

adjective, tam·er, tam·est.

verb (used with object), tamed, tam·ing.

verb (used without object), tamed, tam·ing.

Origin of tame

SYNONYMS FOR tame

ANTONYMS FOR tame

OTHER WORDS FROM tame

Words nearby tame

Words related to tamed

Example sentences from the Web for tamed

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