tighten

== English == === Etymology === Synchronically equivalent to tight +‎ -en, but actually derived from Middle English tighten, from Old English tyhtan, thus originally unrelated to tight (Old English *þiht). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈtaɪ.tən/, [ˈtʰaɪ̯tn̩], [ˈtʰaɪ̯ʔn̩] Rhymes: -aɪtən Homophones: titan, Titan === Verb === tighten (third-person singular simple present tightens, present participle tightening, simple past and past participle tightened) (transitive) To make tighter. (intransitive) To become tighter. (economics) To make money harder to borrow or obtain. (economics) To raise short-term interest rates. ==== Antonyms ==== (antonym(s) of “make tighter”): loosen ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== tight ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === tingeth