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English verb: taper off | |||
| 1. | taper off (stative) end weakly | ||
| Samples | The music just petered out--there was no proper ending. | ||
| Synonyms | fizzle, fizzle out, peter out | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | discontinue | ||
| 2. | taper off (change) become smaller or less active | ||
| Samples | Business tapered off. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | contract, narrow | ||
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