2tame verb
tames; tamed; tam·ing [+ obj] 1 : to make (an animal) tame
▪ It took a while to tame the horse. 2 : to make (something) less wild or difficult to control : to bring (something) under control
▪ the people who tamed the Wild West ▪ He struggled to tame his temper. ▪ The government needs to do something to tame inflation.
▪ It took a while to tame the horse.
▪ the people who tamed the Wild West ▪ He struggled to tame his temper. ▪ The government needs to do something to tame inflation.
— tamed adjective
▪ a tamed animal
▪ a tamed animal
— tam·er noun, plural tam·ers [count]
▪ a lion/tiger tamer
▪ a lion/tiger tamer
