āĻ āĻ¨ā§āĻ¸āĻ¨ā§āĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻ āĻāĻŋāĻ§āĻžāĻ¨ā§āĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
āĻāĻĒāĻ¨āĻžāĻ° āĻāĻžāĻˇāĻž āĻ¨āĻŋāĻ°ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻāĻ¨ āĻāĻ°ā§āĻ¨
taper off
/tËeÉĒpÉÉš ËÉf/
to taper off
[phrase form: taper]
01
āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻ§ā§āĻ°ā§ āĻāĻŽā§ āĻ¯āĻžāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž, āĻā§āĻ°āĻŽāĻšā§āĻ°āĻžāĻ¸āĻŽāĻžāĻ¨ āĻšāĻāĻ¯āĻŧāĻž
to gradually decrease in number, amount, or intensity over time
Intransitive
āĻāĻĻāĻžāĻšāĻ°āĻŖ
Ongoing efforts are currently causing pollution levels to taper off.
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āĻ¨āĻŋāĻāĻāĻŦāĻ°ā§āĻ¤ā§ āĻļāĻŦā§āĻĻ
