■ adjective
1》 (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people.
↘ informal (of a person) willing to cooperate.
2》 not exciting, adventurous, or controversial.
3》 N. Amer. (of a plant) produced by cultivation.
↘(of land) cultivated.
■ verb
1》 make (an animal) ~.
2》 make less powerful and easier to control.
Derivatives
~able (also tamable ) adjective
~ly adverb
~ness noun
~r noun
Origin
OE tam (adjective), temmian (v.), of Gmc origin.