develop vs taper

develop

verb
  • To place one's pieces actively. 

  • To progress through a sequence of stages. 

  • To bring out images latent in photographic film. 

  • To advance; to further; to promote the growth of. 

  • To acquire something usually over a period of time. 

  • To change with a specific direction, progress. 

  • To create. 

  • To cause a ball to become more open and available to be played on later. Usually by moving it away from the cushion, or by opening a pack. 

  • To change the form of (an algebraic expression, etc.) by executing certain indicated operations without changing the value. 

taper

verb
  • To make thinner or narrower at one end. 

  • To diminish gradually. 

  • To become thinner or narrower at one end. 

  • (of a central bank) To tighten monetary policy. 

noun
  • A small light. 

  • A cone-shaped item for stretching the hole for an ear gauge (piercing). 

  • Someone who works with tape or tapes. 

  • A thin stick used for lighting candles, either a wax-coated wick or a slow-burning wooden rod. 

  • One who operates a tape machine. 

  • A slender wax candle. 

  • A tapering form; gradual diminution of thickness and/or cross section in an elongated object. 

adj
  • Tapered; narrowing to a point. 

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