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cheapencheap‧en /ˈtʃiːpən/ verb VERB TABLEcheapen |
Present | I, you, we, they | cheapen | | he, she, it | cheapens | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cheapened | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cheapened | | he, she, it | has cheapened | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cheapened | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cheapen | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cheapened |
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Present | I | am cheapening | | he, she, it | is cheapening | | you, we, they | are cheapening | Past | I, he, she, it | was cheapening | | you, we, they | were cheapening | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cheapening | | he, she, it | has been cheapening | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cheapening | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cheapening | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cheapening |
- The dollar's rise in value has cheapened imports.
- Using the national anthem as part of a comedy routine cheapens it.
- Another aspect of the scene which cheapens the quality of the emotions they express is the presence of Pandarus.
- But it cheapens liberty and diminishes the nation.
- By vastly cheapening the carriage of heavy materials over long distances, the canals also brought about indirect changes in the landscape.
- I ask you not to cheapen her life in your film.
- It cherishes that which it deems valuable and cheapens what it deems close to worthless.
- Never cheapen the wonder of the commonplace in life.
- Some say he cheapened his office; others that he abused it.
- This difference would necessarily secure traffic to the Railway, and by cheapening the cost would increase the consumption.
1[intransitive, transitive] to become or make something become lower in price or value: The good harvest that year cheapened the costs of some raw materials.2[transitive] to make something or someone seem less deserving of respect: She never compromised or cheapened herself. |