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Taper

ˈteɪpə

Taper definitions

verb

Inflections:

taper tapered tapering tapers

diminish or reduce in thickness towards one end

"the tail tapers to a rounded tip"

Synonyms:
narrow thin (out) become narrow become narrower become thin become thinner come to a point attenuate
- gradually lessen
  
  "the impact of the dollar's depreciation started to taper off"