tame.

Definition of tame. in English English dictionary: tamed; Capable of being represented as a finite closed polygonal chain; Not or no longer wild; domesticated
They have a tame wildcat.; Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact
The lion was quite tame.; Not exciting
This party is too tame for me.; to make something [[#Adjective|tame]]
He tamed the wild horse.; to become [[#Adjective|tame]]; {v} to make gentle, humble, subdue, crush; {a} not wild, gentle, dull, spiritless, subdued; Deficient in spirit or animation; spiritless; dull; flat; insipid; as, a tame poem; tame scenery; make less strong or intense; soften; "Tone down that aggressive letter"; "The author finally tamed some of his potentially offensive statements"; to become tame; Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless; not wild; domestic, mild, well-behaved; to make something tame; very restrained or quiet; "a tame Christmas party"; "she was one of the tamest and most abject creatures imaginable with no will or power to act but as directed; make fit for cultivation, domestic life, and service to humans; "The horse was domesticated a long time ago"; "The wolf was tamed and evolved into the house dog"; flat and uninspiring; correct by punishment or discipline; overcome the wildness of; make docile and tractable; "He tames lions for the circus"; "reclaim falcons"; To subdue; to conquer; to repress; as, to tame the pride or passions of youth; disapproval If you say that something or someone is tame, you are criticizing them for being weak and uninteresting, rather than forceful or shocking. Some of today's political demonstrations look rather tame + tamely tame·ly There was no excuse though when Thomas shot tamely wide from eight yards; Reduced from a state of native wildness and shyness; accustomed to man; domesticated; domestic; as, a tame deer, a tame bird; A tame animal or bird is one that is not afraid of humans. The deer never became tame; they would run away if you approached them; To reduce from a wild to a domestic state; to make gentle and familiar; to reclaim; to domesticate; as, to tame a wild beast; {s} trained, domesticated; gentle; submissive, obedient; dull, boring; brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"; {f} domesticate; subdue, master; restrain, control; correct by punishment or discipline flat and uninspiring brought from wildness into a domesticated state; "tame animals"; "fields of tame blueberries"; very docile; "tame obedience"; "meek as a mouse"- Langston Hughes; If someone tames a wild animal or bird, they train it not to be afraid of humans and to do what they say. The Amazons were believed to have been the first to tame horses; To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out; adapt (a wild plant or unclaimed land) to the environment; "domesticate oats"; "tame the soil"

tame.

Hyphenation

tame

Etymology

[ 'tAm ] (adjective.) before 12th century. Middle English, from Old English tam; akin to Old High German zam tame, Latin domare to tame, Greek damnanai.