Word of the week

WORD OF THE WEEK

tame (verb, adjective) /teɪm/

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To tame means ‘to domesticate,’ as done with wild animals, and, figuratively, it can be used to talk about people. It also means ‘to control’ and ‘to make less interesting or boring.’ As an adjective, it refers to something that is domesticated and to something or someone that gives in easily. Tame is also a synonym of boring or dull.

In pop culture:

In the 1960s and 70s in the UK, it was very fashionable and legal to keep big cats, like lions and tigers, as pets. However, many people found that it was difficult to keep the cute cub they had bought when it started getting bigger. There is a documentary about one such cat, a lion called Christian, who was bought from the Harrod’s department store in London, but eventually returned to the wild in Kenya. You can see a clip from the end of the documentary, when Christian is reunited with his previous owners HERE:

Did you know?

Lion taming is a popular circus act where the lion tamer gets lions to perform for the audience. However, in recent years animal rights groups have raised concern about the welfare of wild animals being kept and used in circuses, which has led to many countries banning the practice

Other forms:

tamer (noun), tameable (adjective), tamely (adverb)

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