Tame Definition

tām
tamed, tamer, tames, tamest, taming
adjective
tamer, tamest
Changed from a wild to a domesticated state: said as of animals trained for use by humans or as pets.
Webster's New World
Naturally unafraid; not timid.
American Heritage
Like a domesticated animal in nature; gentle and easy to control; docile.
Webster's New World
Crushed by or as by domestication; submissive; servile.
Webster's New World
Without spirit or force; dull.
A tame boxing match.
Webster's New World
verb
tamed, tames, taming
To make tame, or domestic.
Webster's New World
To become tame.
Webster's New World
To overcome the wildness or fierceness of; make gentle, docile, obedient, or spiritless; subdue.
Webster's New World
To subdue or curb.
Tamed his explosive anger.
American Heritage
To make less intense; soften; dull.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Tame

Adjective

Base Form:
tame
Comparative:
tamer
Superlative:
tamest

Origin of Tame

  • Middle English from Old English tam demə- in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Compare French entamer (“to cut into, to broach").

    From Wiktionary

  • From Old English tam

    From Wiktionary

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