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verb
(tautened; tautening)
Date: circa 1814
transitive verb
to make taut <tauten the rope> intransitive verb to become taut
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
tauten
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tauten — “to make taut,” 1814, from TAUT (Cf. taut) + EN (Cf. en) (1). Related: Tautened; tautening … Etymology dictionary
tauten — [tôt′ n] vt., vi. to make or become taut … English World dictionary
tauten — [[t]tɔ͟ːt(ə)n[/t]] tautens, tautening, tautened V ERG If a part of your body tautens or if you tauten it, it becomes stiff or firm. Her whole body tautened violently... [V n] There are exercises that tauten facial muscles … English dictionary
tauten — UK [ˈtɔːt(ə)n] / US [ˈtɔt(ə)n] verb [intransitive/transitive] Word forms tauten : present tense I/you/we/they tauten he/she/it tautens present participle tautening past tense tautened past participle tautened to become firm or tight, or to make… … English dictionary
tauten — verb a) To make taut. Tauten the rope. b) To become taut. The rope tautened … Wiktionary
tauten — taut ► ADJECTIVE 1) stretched or pulled tight. 2) (of muscles or nerves) tense. 3) (of writing, music, etc.) concise and controlled. 4) (of a ship) having a disciplined crew. DERIVATIVES tauten verb tautly adverb tautness noun … English terms dictionary
tauten — verb 1. become taut or tauter Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly the rope tautened • Syn: ↑firm • Hypernyms: ↑tighten • Verb Frames: Something s … Useful english dictionary
tauten — /tawt n/, v.t., v.i. to make or become taut. [1805 15; TAUT + EN1] * * * … Universalium
tauten — Synonyms and related words: continue, crank, crank in, drag out, draw, draw in, draw out, draw taut, elongate, extend, lengthen, lengthen out, let out, produce, prolong, prolongate, protract, pull, pull in, reel, reel in, spin out, strain,… … Moby Thesaurus
tauten — (Roget s Thesaurus II) verb To make or become tense: stiffen, tense, tighten. See TIGHTEN … English dictionary for students
