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to tame
01
to make a wild animal or bird fit for living with people
Transitive: to tame a wild animal
Grammatical Information
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
tame
3rd person singular
tames
Past simple
tamed
Past participle
tamed
Examples
The trainer used gentle methods to tame the wild horse.
02
to prepare and develop wild or uncultivated land for farming or settlement
Transitive: to tame a land
Examples
Early settlers worked tirelessly to tame the dense forests for agriculture.
03
to reduce the strength or influence of something
Transitive: to tame intensity of something
Examples
The new policies were designed to tame the rising inflation.
tame
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
qualitative
Superlative
tamest
Comparative
tamer
gradable
Examples
The lion was surprisingly tame after years in captivity.
02
lacking excitement, vigor, or interest
Examples
The movie 's plot was surprisingly tame.
03
calm, moderate, or lacking intensity in behavior or expression
Examples
The crowd remained tame despite the exciting announcement.
04
submissive, gentle, and easily managed
Examples
The cat was tame, allowing the children to pet it freely.
Lexical Tree
tamable
tameable
tame
