cheapen
Use Cheapen in a sentence
pən 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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| —vb | |
| 1. | to make or become lower in reputation, quality, etc; degrade or be degraded |
| 2. | to make or become cheap or cheaper |
| 'cheapener | |
| —n | |
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Example sentences
Secondly, the use of forms itself serves to cheapen the profession in the eyes of the public.
Anonymous sources are necessary for some stories but also cheapen the currency when they creep into others casually.
The new methods and new machinery cheapen the iron, the old methods keep up the price of meat and hogs and steers.
They have done nothing to deserve this treatment, and damaged trees cheapen the natural experience for others.
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