adjective tamer, tamest
- changed from a wild to a domesticated state: said as of animals trained for use by humans or as pets
- like a domesticated animal in nature; gentle and easy to control; docile
- crushed by or as by domestication; submissive; servile
- without spirit or force; dull: a tame boxing match
- cultivated: said of plants or land
Origin:
ME < OE tam < IE *dom-, var. of base *dem-, to tame, subdue > L domare, Gr daman, to tame
transitive verb tamed, taming
- to make tame, or domestic
- to overcome the wildness or fierceness of; make gentle, docile, obedient, or spiritless; subdue
- to make less intense; soften; dull