tame
/teɪm/ verb C2- To make or become tame; to domesticate (an animal). · He tamed the wild horse.
- To make submissive. · The governor tames the engine.
- To take control of something that is unruly. · Police have to tame the riots.
He/she/it tames · Past tamed · Past participle tamed · -ing form taming
Verb forms
- Base form
- tame
- He/she/it
- tames
- Past
- tamed
- Past participle
- tamed
- -ing form
- taming
From the library
“Is he tame?” asked the woman, opening the door a little wider.
The bird-trap was quite empty, as he had caught nothing, and he had to kill a pied Partridge, which he had tamed for a decoy.
One day by chance he found a tame Partridge for sale.
I suppose he’s so tame because we’ve been kind to him.”
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