cheapen

[ chee-puhn ]

/ ˈtʃi pən /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR cheapen ON THESAURUS.COM

verb (used with object)

to make cheap or cheaper.

to lower in esteem; bring into contempt: Constant swearing cheapened him.

to decrease the quality or beauty of; make inferior or vulgar: She cheapened the dress by adding a fringe to it.

Archaic. to bargain for.

verb (used without object)

to become cheap or cheaper.

Origin of cheapen

1555–65; cheap + -en¹; replacing Middle English chepen (>obsolete English cheap (v.)) to price, bargain, Old English cēapian to bargain, trade, buy; cognate with Old Norse kaupa,Gothic kaupōn,German kaufen

OTHER WORDS FROM cheapen

cheap·en·er, nounun·cheap·ened, adjective

Words nearby cheapen

Ch.B., ChD, Ch.E., cheap, cheap at twice the price, cheapen, cheapie, cheap-jack, cheapo, cheap out, cheap shot

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Example sentences from the Web for cheapen

In 2012, the “Israel-right-or-wrong” crowd continued to cheapen the very serious issue of anti-Semitism.
Top Ten Issues The ADL Ignored|Lara Friedman|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The first are books that bring added value to the popular, the second cheapen the whole proposition of publishing.
The $5 Million Ghost Story|Celia McGee|October 3, 2009|DAILY BEAST
She was pushed by a bad desire to force from him a more complete self-revelation, to cheapen him in some way and break him up.
The Far Horizon|Lucas Malet
He loved with single heart and refused to cheapen himself or his love.
White Fang|Jack London

All incentives to cheapen goods, or to adulterate food products, would vanish.
Solaris Farm|Milan C. Edson
It was he left us the cheap tea; to cheapen it he did, that was at that time a shilling for one bare ounce.
The Kiltartan History Book|Lady I. A. Gregory
I learned such things then, and they cheapen what I have since learned.
Martin Eden|Jack London

British Dictionary definitions for cheapen

cheapen

/ (ˈtʃiːpən) /

verb

to make or become lower in reputation, quality, etc; degrade or be degraded

to make or become cheap or cheaper

Derived forms of cheapen

cheapener, noun

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单词	cheapen
释义	cheapen [ chee-puhn ] / ˈtʃi pən / SEE SYNONYMS FOR cheapen ON THESAURUS.COM verb (used with object) to make cheap or cheaper. to lower in esteem; bring into contempt: Constant swearing cheapened him. to decrease the quality or beauty of; make inferior or vulgar: She cheapened the dress by adding a fringe to it. Archaic. to bargain for. verb (used without object) to become cheap or cheaper. Origin of cheapen 1555–65; cheap + -en¹; replacing Middle English chepen (>obsolete English cheap (v.)) to price, bargain, Old English cēapian to bargain, trade, buy; cognate with Old Norse kaupa,Gothic kaupōn,German kaufen OTHER WORDS FROM cheapen cheap·en·er, nounun·cheap·ened, adjective Words nearby cheapen Ch.B., ChD, Ch.E., cheap, cheap at twice the price, cheapen, cheapie, cheap-jack, cheapo, cheap out, cheap shot Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for cheapen In 2012, the “Israel-right-or-wrong” crowd continued to cheapen the very serious issue of anti-Semitism. Top Ten Issues The ADL Ignored\|Lara Friedman\|December 17, 2012\|DAILY BEAST The first are books that bring added value to the popular, the second cheapen the whole proposition of publishing. The $5 Million Ghost Story\|Celia McGee\|October 3, 2009\|DAILY BEAST She was pushed by a bad desire to force from him a more complete self-revelation, to cheapen him in some way and break him up. The Far Horizon\|Lucas Malet He loved with single heart and refused to cheapen himself or his love. White Fang\|Jack London All incentives to cheapen goods, or to adulterate food products, would vanish. Solaris Farm\|Milan C. Edson It was he left us the cheap tea; to cheapen it he did, that was at that time a shilling for one bare ounce. The Kiltartan History Book\|Lady I. A. Gregory I learned such things then, and they cheapen what I have since learned. Martin Eden\|Jack London British Dictionary definitions for cheapen cheapen / (ˈtʃiːpən) / verb to make or become lower in reputation, quality, etc; degrade or be degraded to make or become cheap or cheaper Derived forms of cheapen cheapener, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to cheapen mar, debase, minimize, denigrate, demean, degrade, disparage, decline, lower, decry, derogate, undervalue, ruin, drop, reduce, damage, devalue, downgrade, discredit, spoil
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cheapen

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