cheapen
verb /ˈtʃiːpən/
/ˈtʃiːpən/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they cheapen | /ˈtʃiːpən/ /ˈtʃiːpən/ |
| he / she / it cheapens | /ˈtʃiːpənz/ /ˈtʃiːpənz/ |
| past simple cheapened | /ˈtʃiːpənd/ /ˈtʃiːpənd/ |
| past participle cheapened | /ˈtʃiːpənd/ /ˈtʃiːpənd/ |
| -ing form cheapening | /ˈtʃiːpənɪŋ/ /ˈtʃiːpənɪŋ/ |
- cheapen somebody/yourself to make people lose respect for somebody or for yourself synonym degrade
- She never cheapened herself by lowering her standards.
- It just cheapens you when you make jokes like that.
- cheapen something to make something lower in price
- to cheapen the cost of raw materials
- cheapen something to make something appear to have less value
- The movie was accused of cheapening human life.