taper off

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Verb	1.	taper off - end weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" fizzle, fizzle out, peter out discontinue - come to or be at an end; "the support from our sponsoring agency will discontinue after March 31"
	2.	taper off - become smaller or less active; "Business tapered off" narrow, contract - make or become more narrow or restricted; "The selection was narrowed"; "The road narrowed"

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