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Cheapen

Cheapen Meaning & Definition
Cheapen Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Cheapen?

[v] lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

Synonyms | Synonyms for Cheapen: degrade

Related Terms | Find terms related to Cheapen: adulterate | alloy | bargain | beat down | bid | bid for | break | canker | chaffer | coarsen | confound | contaminate | corrupt | cut | cut prices | debase | debauch | decline | decry | defile | deflate | deflower | degenerate | degrade | denature | deprave | depreciate | desecrate | despoil | devaluate | devalue | dicker | distort | dive | downgrade | drive a bargain | fall | fall in price | give way | haggle | higgle | huckster | infect | jew down | lower | mark down | misuse | negotiate | nose-dive | outbid | pare | pervert | plummet | plunge | poison | pollute | prostitute | ravage | ravish | reduce | sag | shave | slash | slump | taint | trim | twist | ulcerate | underbid | undervalue | violate | vitiate | vulgarize | warp | write down | write off

See Also | aggravate | devaluate | devalue | exacerbate | exasperate | worsen

Cheapen In Webster's Dictionary

\Cheap"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheapened}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Cheapening}.] [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy, sell, AS. ce['a]pian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen, Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaup[=o]n to trade. Cf. {Chap} to bargain.] 1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for. [Obsoles.] Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. --Swift. 2. [Cf. {Cheap}, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. --Pope. My proffered love has cheapened me. --Dryden.

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