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tame / tām/ • adj. 1. (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated: the fish are so tame you have to push them away from your face mask. ∎ not exciting, adventurous, or controversial: network TV on Saturday night is a pretty tame affair. ∎ inf. (of a person) willing to cooperate. 2. (of a plant) produced by cultivation. ∎ (of land) cultivated. • v. [tr.] (often be tamed) domesticate (an animal): wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed. ∎ make less powerful and easier to control: the battle to tame inflation. ∎ cultivate (land or wilderness). DERIVATIVES: tam·a·ble (also tame·a·ble) adj. tame·ly adv. tame·ness n. tam·er n. |
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"tame." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tame." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tame.html "tame." The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English. 2009. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O999-tame.html |
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tame adj. OE. tam = (M)LG. (M)Du. tam, OHG. zam (G. zahm), ON. tamr :- Gmc. *tamaz, f. IE. *dom-, repr. also by L. domāre, Gr. damân tame, subdue.
Hence tame vb. XIV; superseding ME. teme, OE. temian. |
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T. F. HOAD. "tame." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. T. F. HOAD. "tame." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tame.html T. F. HOAD. "tame." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O27-tame.html |
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Tame (river), three examples, see Thames.
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A. D. MILLS. "Tame." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. A. D. MILLS. "Tame." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Tame.html A. D. MILLS. "Tame." A Dictionary of British Place-Names. 2003. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O40-Tame.html |
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tame
•acclaim, aflame, aim, became, blame, came, claim, dame, exclaim, fame, flame, frame, game, lame, maim, misname, name, proclaim, same, shame, tame
•endgame • counterclaim • nickname
•byname • filename • forename
•surname • airframe • mainframe
•Ephraim • doorframe • subframe
•underframe • aspartame
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"tame." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. 11 Feb. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>. "tame." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Encyclopedia.com. (February 11, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tame.html "tame." Oxford Dictionary of Rhymes. 2007. Retrieved February 11, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O233-tame.html |
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