taming

adjective tamer, tamest

1. changed from a wild to a domesticated state: said as of animals trained for use by humans or as pets
2. like a domesticated animal in nature; gentle and easy to control; docile
3. crushed by or as by domestication; submissive; servile
4. without spirit or force; dull: a tame boxing match
5. 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

1. to make tame, or domestic
2. to overcome the wildness or fierceness of; make gentle, docile, obedient, or spiritless; subdue
3. to make less intense; soften; dull

intransitive verb