tame
Definition
- v. correct by punishment or discipline
- adj. flat and uninspiring
- adj. very restrained or quiet
- adj. brought from wildness into a domesticated state
Word forms
- Past participle
- tamed
- Present participle
- taming
- Past tense
- tamed
- Third person singular
- tames
- Comparative
- tamer
- Superlative
- tamest
Example sentences
a.
The dog was surprisingly tame, allowing the children to play with it without any fear.
vt.
He worked hard to tame the wild horse, spending hours training it every day.
vi.
After a few weeks of gentle handling, the rabbit began to tame and would come to me for food.