tame
verb [T] /teɪm/Definition
› to make a wild animal tameAnimal (non-human) behaviour › to control something dangerous or powerful: He'll need to tame his temper if he wants to succeed.Controlling and being in charge tameable /ˈteɪ.mə.bl̩/ adjective Animal (non-human) behaviour tamer /ˈteɪ.mər/
/-mɚ/ noun [C] › someone who tames something that is wild, especially an animal: a lion-tamerCarnival, fairground and circus
/-mɚ/ noun [C] › someone who tames something that is wild, especially an animal: a lion-tamerCarnival, fairground and circus(Definition of tame verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
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- preen verb (TIDY)
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