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English
Etymology
From en- + tame.
Verb
entame (third-person singular simple present entames, present participle entaming, simple past and past participle entamed)
- (obsolete) To make tame, subdue, conquer, subjugate, enslave.
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 Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :'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.
Anagrams
Asturian
Verb
entame
- first/third-person singular present subjunctive of entamar
French
Pronunciation
Noun
entame f (plural entames)
- start, opening, beginning
- (card games) lead (first card played)
- the first slice
Verb
entame
- inflection of entamer:
- first/third-person singular present indicative/subjunctive
- second-person singular imperative
Further reading
Japanese
Romanization
entame
- Rōmaji transcription of エンタメ