cheapen

cheap·en

C0262800 (chē′pən)v. cheap·ened, cheap·en·ing, cheap·ens v.tr.1. To make cheap or cheaper.2. To lower in public estimation; debase or degrade: misconduct that cheapened a high office.v.intr. To become cheap or cheaper.

cheap′en·er n.

cheapen

(ˈtʃiːpən) vb1. to make or become lower in reputation, quality, etc; degrade or be degraded2. to make or become cheap or cheaper ˈcheapener n

cheap•en

(ˈtʃi pən)

v.t. 1. to make cheap or cheaper. 2. to lower in esteem. 3. to decrease the quality of; make inferior or vulgar. 4. Archaic. to bargain for. v.i. 5. to become cheap. [1555–65; cheap + -en¹; in part continuing Middle English chepen to bargain, Old English cēapian, derivative of cēap] cheap′en•er, n.

cheapen

Past participle: cheapened
Gerund: cheapening

Imperative
cheapen
cheapen

Present
I cheapen
you cheapen
he/she/it cheapens
we cheapen
you cheapen
they cheapen

Preterite
I cheapened
you cheapened
he/she/it cheapened
we cheapened
you cheapened
they cheapened

Present Continuous
I am cheapening
you are cheapening
he/she/it is cheapening
we are cheapening
you are cheapening
they are cheapening

Present Perfect
I have cheapened
you have cheapened
he/she/it has cheapened
we have cheapened
you have cheapened
they have cheapened

Past Continuous
I was cheapening
you were cheapening
he/she/it was cheapening
we were cheapening
you were cheapening
they were cheapening

Past Perfect
I had cheapened
you had cheapened
he/she/it had cheapened
we had cheapened
you had cheapened
they had cheapened

Future
I will cheapen
you will cheapen
he/she/it will cheapen
we will cheapen
you will cheapen
they will cheapen

Future Perfect
I will have cheapened
you will have cheapened
he/she/it will have cheapened
we will have cheapened
you will have cheapened
they will have cheapened

Future Continuous
I will be cheapening
you will be cheapening
he/she/it will be cheapening
we will be cheapening
you will be cheapening
they will be cheapening

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been cheapening
you have been cheapening
he/she/it has been cheapening
we have been cheapening
you have been cheapening
they have been cheapening

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been cheapening
you will have been cheapening
he/she/it will have been cheapening
we will have been cheapening
you will have been cheapening
they will have been cheapening

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been cheapening
you had been cheapening
he/she/it had been cheapening
we had been cheapening
you had been cheapening
they had been cheapening

Conditional
I would cheapen
you would cheapen
he/she/it would cheapen
we would cheapen
you would cheapen
they would cheapen

Past Conditional
I would have cheapened
you would have cheapened
he/she/it would have cheapened
we would have cheapened
you would have cheapened
they would have cheapened

Thesaurus

Verb

cheapen - lower the grade of something; reduce its worthdegradeaggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"devaluate, devalue - remove the value from; deprive of its value

cheapen

verb degrade, lower, discredit, devalue, demean, belittle, depreciate, debase, derogate Love is a word cheapened by overuse.

cheapen

verb1. To become or make less in price or value:depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce, write down.2. To lower in character or quality:debase, degrade, demean, downgrade.

Translations

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Synonyms for cheapen

verb degrade

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Synonyms for cheapen

verb to become or make less in price or value

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verb to lower in character or quality

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verb lower the grade of something

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