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Definition of tame verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

tame

verb

NAmE//teɪm//

tame somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tame

he / she / it tames

past simple tamed

-ing form taming

to make something tame or easy to control Lions can never be completely tamed. She made strenuous efforts to tame her anger.

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