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tighten (v.)
[tighten 词源字典]
"to make tight," 1727; the earlier verb was simply
tight
, from Old English
tyhtan
, from the root of
tight
. Related:
Tightened
;
tightening
.
[tighten etymology, tighten origin, 英语词源]
[tighten 词源字典]