Main Entry:

²tame

Function:

verb

Inflected Form(s):

tamed; tam·ing

Date:

13th century

transitive verb1 a: to reduce from a wild to a domestic state b: to subject to cultivation c: to bring under control : harness2: 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