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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

untame en · ADJ · etymology 1

Etymology

From Middle English untame, ontame, equivalent to un- (“not”) + tame.

Meanings

  1. not tame; wild

Forms

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most untame Degree=Sup lexicographic
more untame Degree=Cmp lexicographic

Deriveds

untameness

Synonyms

tameless · indomite · feral · tameless · untamed · untame · uplandish · ferine · wild · untamed · feral · savage

untame en · VERB · etymology 2

Etymology

From Middle English untamen, *untemien (attested as untemed), equivalent to un- (“back; reverse”) + tame.

Meanings

  1. (transitive) To make untame; make wild

Forms

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untamed Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
untamed Tense=Past lexicographic
untaming Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
untames Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic