nnoun.actthe act of gradually lowering the size or amountExamples:- the doctor prescribed the tapering of the dose
Derivationally Related Form:taper
Hypernyms:lowering
Inherited Hypernyms:taperingloweringdecreasechange of magnitudechangeactionacteventpsychological featureabstractionentity
vverb.changediminish graduallyDerivationally Related Form:tapering
Hypernyms:decrease diminish fall lessen
Inherited Hypernyms:taperdecreasechange magnitudechange
Sentence Frame:Something ---s
vverb.changegive a point toSynset:point sharpen taper
Derivationally Related Form:pointtaper
Hypernyms:change form change shape deform
Inherited Hypernyms:sharpenchange shapechange
Direct Hyponyms:acuminate
Full Troponyms:acuminate
Sentence Frame:Somebody ---s something
adj satadj.allbecoming gradually narrowerSynset:narrowing tapered
Examples:- long tapering fingers
- trousers with tapered legs
Antonyms:wide
Inherited Hypernyms:tapered
Similar to:narrow
adj satadj.allgradually decreasing until little remainsSynset:dwindling tapering off
Antonyms:increasing
Inherited Hypernyms:dwindling
Similar to:decreasing