intransitive verb
1. to narrow, as toward a point.
The jeans taper at the ankles.
2. to dwindle or diminish, as to a complete stop.
The conversation tapered into silence.
transitive verb
1. to cause to narrow at one end.
intransitive verb
1. to narrow, as toward a point.
The jeans taper at the ankles.
2. to dwindle or diminish, as to a complete stop.
The conversation tapered into silence.
transitive verb
1. to cause to narrow at one end.