taper off
To diminish or lessen gradually; to become or make smaller, slower, quieter, etc.
Months after they printed the article, the number of angry letters finally started to taper off.
taper
UK /ˈteɪpə/ US /ˈteɪpɚ/
noun 7verb 4adj 1
Collocations
5ADJ.
entire, needed, single
VERB + TAPER
calls, discontinue, dissolved, lights, like, phone
TAPER + NOUN
antidepressants, leaue, spire, terms, venlafaxine
PREP.
in, off
ADV.
away
Definitions
noun
1
A slender wax candle.
Strike on the Tinder, hoa: / Giue me a Taper: […]
Take not away the Taper, leaue it burning:
2
A small light.
3
A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object.
the taper of a spire
The legs of the table had a slight taper to them.
4
The portion of an object with such a form.
ensuring the cleanliness of the taper of a machine tool spindle or of a tool shank
5
Ellipsis of machine taper.
verb
1
To make thinner or narrower at one end.
Though true cylinders without — within, the villainous green goggling glasses deceitfully tapered downwards to a cheating bottom.
2
To become thinner or narrower at one end.
Like other supertall towers, 432 Park relies on the counterweight system to address the forces of wind and reduce the feeling of swaying for residents. But unlike many other supertall towers that are tiered or taper toward the top, 432 Park is rectangular, making it less aerodynamic.
3
To diminish gradually.
Current major clinical practice guidelines provide little support for clinicians wishing to help patients discontinue or taper antidepressants in terms of mitigating and managing withdrawal symptoms.
4
To tighten monetary policy.
adj
1
Tapered; narrowing to a point.
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Strike on the Tinder, hoa: / Giue me a Taper: […]
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Take not away the Taper, leaue it burning:
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He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.
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Though true cylinders without — within, the villainous green goggling glasses deceitfully tapered downwards to a cheating bottom.
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Like other supertall towers, 432 Park relies on the counterweight system to address the forces of wind and reduce the feeling of swaying for residents. But unlike many other supertall towers that are
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Current major clinical practice guidelines provide little support for clinicians wishing to help patients discontinue or taper antidepressants in terms of mitigating and managing withdrawal symptoms.
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