entame

See also: entamé

English

Etymology

From en- +‎ tame.

Verb

entame (third-person singular simple present entames, present participle entaming, simple past and past participle entamed)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To make tame.

   Synonyms: subdue, conquer, subjugate

   • c. 1598–1600 (date written), William Shakespeare, “As You Like It”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene v]:

     'Tis not your inkie browes, your blacke silke haire,
     Your bugle eye-balls, nor your cheeke of creame
     That can entame my spirits to your worship.

References

• “entame”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Anagrams

• Mateen

Asturian

Verb

entame

1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive of entamar

French

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ɑ̃.tam/

• Audio:

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Noun

entame f (plural entames)

1. start, opening, beginning
2. (card games) lead (first card played)
3. the first slice

Verb

entame

1. inflection of entamer:
   1. first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
   2. second-person singular imperative

Further reading

• “entame”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.

Japanese

Romanization

entame

1. Rōmaji transcription of エンタメ