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    ta·per
    [ˈtāpər]
    verb
    taper (verb) · tapers (third person present) · tapered (past tense) · tapered (past participle) · tapering (present participle)
    1. diminish or reduce in thickness toward one end:
      "the tail tapers to a rounded tip" · "David asked my dressmaker to taper his trousers"
      • gradually lessen:
        "the impact of the dollar's depreciation started to taper off"
    noun
    taper (noun) · tapers (plural noun)
    1. a slender candle:
      "he lit the tapers in the silver candelabra"
      • a wick coated with wax, used for conveying a flame.
    2. a gradual narrowing:
      "the current industry standard taper of 5 degrees"
      • a gradual or incremental reduction:
        "with the taper in training, athletes can feel less hungry"
    Origin
    Old English taper (denoting any wax candle), dissimilated form (by alteration of p- to t-) of Latin papyrus (see papyrus), the pith of which was used for candle wicks.
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    verb
    1. diminish or reduce in thickness toward one end:
      thin (out)
      become narrow
      become narrower
      become thin
      become thinner
      come to a point
      Opposite:
     
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