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Definition of cheapen verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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.
  2. cheapen something to make something lower in price
    • to cheapen the cost of raw materials
  3. cheapen something to make something appear to have less value
    • The movie was accused of cheapening human life.
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