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tame

1. tame \'ta-m\ aj [ME, fr. OE tam; akin to OHG zam tame, L domare to tame, 
   Gk (Xdamnanai 1: reduced from a state of native wildness esp. so as to be 
   tractable and  useful to man : DOMESTICATED 2: made docile and submissive : 
   SUBDUED  3: lacking spirit, zest, or interest : INSIPID  - tame.ly av
2. tame vt 1a: to reduce from a wild to a domestic state  1b: to subject to 
   cultivation  2: HUMBLE, SUBDUE  3: to tone down : SOFTEN  : to become tame  
   - tam.er n