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tauten

verb

taut·​en ˈtȯ-tᵊn How to pronounce tauten (audio)
tautened; tautening ˈtȯt-niŋ How to pronounce tauten (audio)
ˈtȯ-tᵊn-iŋ

transitive verb

: to make taut
tauten the rope

intransitive verb

: to become taut

Example Sentences

The wire tautened as they pulled on it. he tautened the rope and then tied it off
Recent Examples on the Web Pimples pop, pupils dilate, tendons tauten, and breathing gets so shallow that people fall into respiratory acidosis. John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 20 Apr. 2022 Those systems use hydraulics or electromagnetic fluids to soften or tauten the ride. Jack Stewart, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2018 BMW’s adaptive dampers stifle road imperfections and tauten the 5 Series for hard cornering. Miles Branman, Orange County Register, 26 Feb. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

1777, in the meaning defined at transitive sense

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The first known use of tauten was in 1777

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