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• past participle of tame.
• past tense form of tame.

tamed

American  

[taymd] / teɪmd /

adjective

1. (of animals) changed from the wild or savage state, so as to be gentle and unafraid of humans; domesticated.

   If released into the wild, a tamed lion is an easy target for hunters.

2. (of a person or disposition) made tractable, docile, or submissive.

   My whole life I have struggled not to become the tamed child of institutionalized education.

3. (of natural resources, etc.) brought under control and into service; made useful and manageable.

   When the dam was complete and the tamed river swelled into a lake, steamboats plied its waters for excursions.

4. deprived of excitement, interest, attractiveness, or risk; made safe and dull.

   According to Kloosterman, a “fully tamed city” is not just boring, but also stiffening—it stifles flexibility.

5. deprived of courage, ardor, or zest.

   Tamed faith cannot dispel shame or reach out to lovingly reclaim someone who has gone astray.

6. (of land or plants) cultivated.

   The vine is a tamed plant; its growth rate, amount of foliage, and fruit production are closely controlled by pruning and thinning.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of tame.

Other Word Forms

• untamed
  adjective
• well-tamed
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of tamed

First recorded in 1580–90; tame + -ed ² ( def. ) for the adjective senses; tame + -ed ¹ ( def. ) for the verb sense

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Example Sentences

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tamed

Opponents in the movie industry say the combined company would slash jobs in already-under-pressure Hollywood and reduce the number of films produced every year, while news media groups fret that CNN's independence could be tamed.

From Barron's ● Aug. 17, 2026

A New England frontiersman and ‘49er called “Grizzly Adams” — a name we likely know from a 1970s television show — tamed and trained a couple of young grizzlies as his companions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026

His reasoning: The gains wouldn’t show in official data for years, so a Fed that waited for the numbers would mistake a benign boom for overheating and tighten—killing the growth that would have tamed prices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

There was a strong feeling the Pennsylvania course might be ripe for being tamed.

From BBC ● May 15, 2026

“You’s gonna have to say good-bye to the beard and them muttonchops and that’s one sure ’nough impressive moustache you got there, but it’s got to be tamed down some too.

From "The Journey of Little Charlie" by Christopher Paul Curtis

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