tauten

English

Etymology

taut +‎ -en

Verb

tauten (third-person singular simple present tautens, present participle tautening, simple past and past participle tautened)

  1. (transitive) To make taut.
    Tauten the rope.
  2. (ergative) To become taut.
    The rope tautened.

Anagrams

German

Verb

tauten

  1. First-person plural preterite of tauen.
  2. Third-person plural preterite of tauen.
  3. First-person plural subjunctive II of tauen.
  4. Third-person plural subjunctive II of tauen.
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