tameteɪm(adj.)tam•er, tam•est

1. (adj.)changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated.

2. docile or submissive.

3. lacking in excitement; dull:

   a very tame party.

4. spiritless; pusillanimous.

5. rendered useful and manageable:

   tame natural resources.

6. cultivated or improved by cultivation, as a plant or its fruit.

7. (v.t.)to make tame; domesticate.

8. to deprive of courage, ardor, or zest.

9. to deprive of interest or excitement; make dull.

   Category: Common Vocabulary

10. to harness or control, as a source of power.

11. to cultivate, as land or plants.

    Category: Agriculture, Botany

12. (v.i.)to become tame.

    Category: Common Vocabulary

Origin of tame:

bef. 900; ME; OE tam, c. OHG zam,akin to L domāre to tame

tam′er(n.)