v.
Pronunciation: ' to ̇ -t ə n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: taut · ened ; taut · en · ing \ ' to ̇ t-ni ŋ , ' to ̇ -t ə n-i ŋ \
Date: circa 1814
transitive verb : to make taut < tauten the rope>
intransitive verb : to become taut
v.
Pronunciation: ' to ̇ -t ə n
Function: verb
Inflected Form: taut · ened ; taut · en · ing \ ' to ̇ t-ni ŋ , ' to ̇ -t ə n-i ŋ \
Date: circa 1814
transitive verb : to make taut < tauten the rope>
intransitive verb : to become taut
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary. Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка. 2012