tame
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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