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