- becoming gradually thinner, narrower, or smaller toward one end: The tapered table leg has long been a classic design.The wine’s bouquet hit our nostrils the moment we opened the elegantly tapered bottle.
- reduced gradually over time: Once the allergic reaction had been alleviated, the patient was discharged with a tapered steroid dose and scheduled for outpatient follow-up.
- the simple past tense and past participle of taper1.
