CHEAPEN

degrade, cheapen

(verb) lower the grade of something; reduce its worth

Source: WordNet® 3.1

Etymology

Verb

cheapen (third-person singular simple present cheapens, present participle cheapening, simple past and past participle cheapened)

(transitive) to decrease the value of; to make cheap

(transitive) to make vulgar

(intransitive) to become cheaper

(transitive, obsolete) to bargain for, ask the price of.

Anagrams

• ha'pence, peachen

Source: Wiktionary

Cheap"en, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Cheapened; p. pr. & vb. n. Cheapening.] Etym: [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy, sell, AS. ceápian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen, Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaupon to trade. Cf. Chap to bargain.]

1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for. [Obsoles.] Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. Swift.

2. Etym: [Cf. Cheap, a.]

Definition: To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. Pope. My proffered love has cheapened me. Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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