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Synonyms
ta·per (tā́pər)

[Middle English, from Old English tapor, possibly ultimately from Latin papyrus, papyrus (sometimes used for candlewicks); see paper.]

noun 

  1. A small or very slender candle.
  2. A long wax-coated wick used to light candles or gas lamps.
  3. A source of feeble light.
    1. A gradual decrease in thickness or width of an elongated object.
    2. A gradual decrease, as in action or force.

verb: -pered, -per·ing, -pers. 

intransitive verb 

  1. To become gradually narrower or thinner toward one end.
  2. To diminish or lessen gradually. Often used with off : The storm finally tapered off.

transitive verb 

  1. To make thinner or narrower at one end.
  2. To make smaller gradually.

adjective 

Gradually decreasing in size toward a point.

derivatives

táper·ing·ly
adverb