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Definition tame in American English

tame verb

[transitive] verb
/teɪm/
1

to train an animal to stay calm when people are near it and to make it used to being with them

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2

to make a piece of land, a river, etc. able to be used and not dangerous

Example

They built a huge dam upstream to tame the river and prevent flooding.

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3

to bring something under control

Example

a government program to tame inflation

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Definition tame in American English