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Cheapened
[
chee
-p
uh
n
]
cheap·en
/
ˈtʃi
pən
/
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[
chee
-p
uh
n
]
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verb (used with object)
1.
to make cheap or cheaper.
2.
to lower in esteem; bring into contempt:
Constant swearing cheapened him.
3.
to decrease the quality or beauty of; make inferior or vulgar:
She cheapened the dress by adding a fringe to it.
4.
Archaic
.
to bargain for.
verb (used without object)
5.
to become cheap or cheaper.
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a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison.
a stew of meat, vegetables, potatoes, etc.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
a chattering or flighty, light-headed person.
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Origin:
1555–65;
cheap
+
-en
1
;
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
Related forms
cheap·en·er,
noun
un·cheap·ened,
adjective
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"General [George] Crook gave me a very agreeable present this afternoon—a pair of his old brigadier-general straps. The stars are somewhat dimmed by hard service, but will correspond pretty well with my rusty old blouse. Of course I am very much gratified by the promotion. I know perfectly well that the rank has been conferred on all sorts of small people and so cheapened shamefully, but I can't help feeling that getting it at the close of a most bloody campaign on the recommendation of fighting generals like Crook and [Philip] Sheridan is a different thing."
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