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Meaning of tame

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

tame

Pronunciation:/teɪm/

verb

Definitions

  1. To make (an animal) tame; to domesticate.

    Example: He tamed the wild horse.

  2. To become tame or domesticated.

  3. To make gentle or meek.

    Example: to tame a rebellion

adjective

Definitions

  1. Not or no longer wild; domesticated

    Example: They have a tame wildcat.

    Antonyms:wild
  2. (chiefly of animals) Mild and well-behaved; accustomed to human contact

    Example: The lion was quite tame.

    Synonyms:gentle
  3. Not exciting.

    Example: For a thriller, that film was really tame.

    Synonyms:dullflatinsipidunexciting
    Antonyms:exciting
  4. Crushed; subdued; depressed; spiritless.

tame

Pronunciation:/teɪm/

verb

Definitions

  1. To broach or enter upon; to taste, as a liquor; to divide; to distribute; to deal out.