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tapered; tapering ˈtā-p(ə-)riŋ 
: to cause to taper
1
a
: a slender candle
b
: a long waxed wick used especially for lighting candles, lamps, pipes, or fires
c
: a feeble light
2
a
: a tapering form or figure
b
: gradual diminution of thickness, diameter, or width in an elongated object
c
: a gradual decrease
Synonyms
Example Sentences
Verb leaves that taper to a point you'll find the symptoms begin tapering gradually about 24 hours after you take the medicine
Word History
Etymology
Noun (1)
Middle English, from Old English tapor candle, wick, perhaps modification of Latin papyrus papyrus
Noun (2)
First Known Use
Verb
1610, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1
Noun (1)
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Noun (2)
circa 1920, in the meaning defined above
Time Traveler
The first known use of taper was before the 12th century Phrases Containing taper
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