entame

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entame

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From en- + tame.

verb entames · entaming · entamed

obsolete, transitive To make tame. '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.
Similar: subdue, conquer, subjugate

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@misc{entame_2026,
  title = {entame},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/entame},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}