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Synonyms
tame (tām)

[Middle English, from Old English tam.]

adjective: tam·er, tam·est. 

  1. Brought from wildness into a domesticated or tractable state.
  2. Naturally unafraid; not timid: “The sea otter is gentle and relatively tame” (Peter Matthiessen)
  3. Submissive; docile; fawning: tame obedience.
  4. Insipid; flat: a tame Christmas party.
  5. Sluggish; languid; inactive: a tame river.

transitive verb: tamed, tam·ing, tames. 

  1. To make tractable; domesticate.
  2. To subdue or curb.
  3. To tone down; soften.

derivatives

taḿa·ble
adjective
tamély
adverb
taméness
noun
taḿer
noun