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tauten

verb

Etymology

From taut + -en.

  1. derived from *dewk-✻ — “to draw, pull”
  2. inherited from tēon — “to drag, draw, pull”
  3. inherited from tohte
  4. inherited from taught
  5. suffixed as tauten — “taut + en”

Definitions

  1. To make taut

    To make taut; to taut.

    • Tauten the rope.

  2. To become taut.

    • The rope tautened.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA