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tauten

tau·ten

uncommon

verb

1.

become taut or tauter

  • “Yur muscles will firm when you exercise regularly”
  • “the rope tautened”
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2.

make taut or tauter

  • “tauten a rope”
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Origin

From taut + -en.

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