taughten

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verb

To tighten; increase in intensity; to become taught.

OriginMiddle English toght →
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Meanings

taughten1

verbtaughten (third-person singular simple present taughtens, present participle taughtening, simple past and past participle taughtened)

present singular third person taughtens · participle present taughtening · participle past taughtened · past taughtened · alternative tauten

  1. nauticalTo tighten; increase in intensity; to become taught.

    […] then, waiting for low tide, we could taughten the chains again, and repeat the process till we got her ashore.

    1876, R.M. Ballantyne, Under the Waves; or, Diving in Deep Waters, Reprint edition, Gutenberg Project, published 2007

taughten2

verb
  1. nonstandardparticiplepastpast participle of teach

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
tightenwind up

Origin

taughten · verb

  1. Middle Englishtoght
  2. Middle Englishtoght
  3. Englishtaughten

Inherited from Middle English toght (“stretched, strained, tight”).

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taughten · verb

Equivalent to taught + -en.

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taughten. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taughten

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“taughten.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taughten. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “taughten,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/taughten.

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