tame
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/teɪm/
English
Definitions
verb
- To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.“He tamed the wild horse.”
- To become tame or domesticated.
- To make gentle or meek.“to tame a rebellion”
adjective
- Not or no longer wild; domesticated“They have a tame wildcat.”
- (chiefly of animals) Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact“The lion was quite tame.”
- Not exciting.“For a thriller, that film was really tame.”
- Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.
verb
- To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.
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