[teɪm], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of an animal) not dangerous or frightened of people; domesticated
(e.g: the fish are so tame you have to push them away)

- not exciting, adventurous, or controversial
(e.g: network TV on Saturday night is a pretty tame affair)

- (of a plant) produced by cultivation
(e.g: a big field of tame hay)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English tam (adjective), temmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tam and German zahm, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin domare and Greek daman ‘tame, subdue’

[teɪm], (Verb)

Definitions:
- domesticate (an animal)
(e.g: wild rabbits can be kept in captivity and eventually tamed)


Phrases:

Origin:
Old English tam (adjective), temmian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch tam and German zahm, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin domare and Greek daman ‘tame, subdue’