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Taper — Ta per, v. t. To make or cause to taper. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
taper off — verb 1. end weakly (Freq. 1) The music just petered out there was no proper ending • Syn: ↑peter out, ↑fizzle out, ↑fizzle • Hypernyms: ↑discontinue • … Useful english dictionary
taper — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English tapor candle, wick, perhaps modification of Latin papyrus papyrus Date: before 12th century 1. a. a slender candle b. a long waxed wick used especially for lighting candles, lamps, pipes, or… … New Collegiate Dictionary
taper — 1. taper [ tape ] v. tr. <conjug. : 1> • 1752; a. provenç. tapar (XIVe), d un germ. °tappon, néerl. tap « bouchon » ♦ Mar. Boucher avec une tape. Taper les écubiers. taper 2. taper [ tape ] v. <conjug. : 1> • 1181; onomat., ou du moy … Encyclopédie Universelle
taper — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. narrow; come to a point; lessen, slacken, slack off, diminish. n. candle, light; pyramid, cone, spire, etc. See narrowness. II (Roget s IV) v. Syn. narrow, lessen, thin out, thin down, reduce, whittle … English dictionary for students
taper — ta·per || teɪpÉ™(r) n. slender candle; gradual lessening of width v. gradually decrease in width or thickness at one end; diminish gradually; make thinner at one end; cause to diminish gradually adj. gradually decreasing in width or thickness … English contemporary dictionary
diminish — verb Etymology: Middle English deminishen, alteration of diminuen, from Anglo French diminuer, from Late Latin diminuere, alteration of Latin deminuere, from de + minuere to lessen more at minor Date: 15th century transitive verb 1. to make less… … New Collegiate Dictionary
diminish — I verb abate, abbreviate, abrade, abridge, alleviate, assuage, bate, become smaller, belittle, bound, cause to be smaller, cause to taper, cheapen, compress, consume, contract, curb, curtail, cut back, cut down, damp down, dampen, decelerate,… … Law dictionary
diminish — [də min′ish] vt. [ME diminishen, a blend of diminuen, to reduce (< OFr diminuer < L diminuere, var. of deminuere < de , from + minuere, to lessen < minus, small) & minishen, to make smaller < OFr menusier < VL * minutiare < L … English World dictionary
di|min´ish|ing|ly — di|min|ish «duh MIHN ihsh», transitive verb. 1. to make smaller in size or amount; lessen; reduce: »Poor crops so diminished the food supply that people were starving. The long walk diminished his energy. SYNONYM(S): See syn. under decrease. (Cf … Useful english dictionary
