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tauten

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taut·en  (tôtn)
tr. & intr.v. taut·ened, taut·en·ing, taut·ens
To make or become taut.

tauten [ˈtɔːtən]
vb
to make or become taut or tense
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.tauten - become taut or tauter; "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened"
tighten - become tight or tighter; "The rope tightened"
2.tauten - make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope"
tighten, fasten - make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire"
Translations
tauten [ˈtɔːtn]
A. VT [+ muscles, body, rope, cable] → tensar; [+ skin] → estirar (Naut) → tesar
B. VI [muscles, body, rope, cable] → tensarse; [skin] → ponerse tirante
tauten [ˈtɔːtən]
vise raidir
vtraffermir
tauten
vt ropespannen, straff anziehen, straffen; sailstraffen; muscle, bodyanspannen
visich spannen or straffen, straff werden
tauten [ˈtɔːtn] vitendersi
tauten [ˈtɔːtn] vitendersi


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