Main Entry: ²tame

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): tamed; tam·ing

Date: 13th century

transitive verb 1 a : to reduce from a wild to a domestic state b : to subject to cultivation c : to bring under control : harness
2 : to deprive of spirit : humble, subdue <the once revolutionary…party, long since tamed — Times Literary Supplement>
3 : to tone down : soften <tamed the language in the play>intransitive verb : to become tame

— tam·able or tame·able \ˈtā-mə-bəl\ adjective

— tam·er noun