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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024tame /teɪm/USA pronunciation adj., tam•er, tam•est, v., tamed, tam•ing. adj. - changed from the wild or savage state;
gentle:a tame tiger. - giving in easily, as to authority.
- lacking in excitement;
dull:a pretty tame party.
v. [~ + object] - to make tame;
domesticate:to tame wild animals for the circus. - to deprive of interest or excitement;
make dull. - to harness or control:to tame the power of the atom.
tam•a•ble, tame•a•ble, adj. tame•ly, adv. tame•ness, n. [uncountable] tam•er, n. [countable]: a lion tamer. WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024tame (tām),USA pronunciation adj., tam•er, tam•est, v., tamed, tam•ing.
adj. - 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.
v.t. - 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. - Agriculture, Botanyto cultivate, as land or plants.
v.i. - to become tame.
- bef. 900; (adjective, adjectival) Middle English; Old English tam; cognate with Dutch tam, German zahm, Old Norse tamr; (verb, verbal) Middle English tamen, derivative of the adjective, adjectival; 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
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged meek, subdued.
- 4.See corresponding entry in Unabridged flat, empty, vapid, boring, tedious, uninteresting.
- 5.See corresponding entry in Unabridged cowardly, dastardly.
- 9.See corresponding entry in Unabridged break, subdue.
- 12.See corresponding entry in Unabridged calm, mollify.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged wild.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: tame /teɪm/ adj - 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
- flat, insipid, or uninspiring
vb (transitive)- to make tame; domesticate
- to break the spirit of, subdue, or curb
- to tone down, soften, or mitigate
Etymology: Old English tam; related to Old Norse tamr, Old High German zamˈtamable, ˈtameable adj ˈtamely adv ˈtameness n ˈtamer n |