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Tame

/teɪm/

To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

📖 Definitions of "Tame"

verb
  1. 1

    To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

    "He tamed the wild horse."

  2. 2

    To become tame or domesticated.

  3. 3

    To make gentle or meek.

    "to tame a rebellion"

adjective
  1. 1

    Not or no longer wild; domesticated

    "They have a tame wildcat."

  2. 2

    (chiefly of animals) Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact

    "The lion was quite tame."

  3. 3

    Not exciting.

    "For a thriller, that film was really tame."

  4. 4

    Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.

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