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cheapen
[chee-puhn]
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.
cheapen
/ ˈʃːə /
verb
to make or become lower in reputation, quality, etc; degrade or be degraded
to make or become cheap or cheaper
Other 51Թ Forms
- cheapener noun
- uncheapened adjective
- ˈԱ noun
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
This "cheapens the significance" of the tradition and divides the country, he argued.
“So why — when you have this amazing megaphone and this amazing ability to communicate — why would you cheapen your show by saying things like that?”
Lithium batteries have cheapened at a comparable pace, and the cost of wind turbines has dropped steadily too, albeit at a slower rate.
It “demeans and cheapens our politics. It only serves to further discourage good, big-hearted people from wanting to get involved at all. America, our parents taught us better than that.”
Others argued that its inclusion would cheapen the connection to its roots Black and Latino communities in New York.
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