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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cheapen \Cheap"en\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Cheapened}; p. pr &
vb n. {Cheapening}.] [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade buy
sell AS ce['a]pian; akin to D. koopen to buy G. kaufen
Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaup[=o]n 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. [Cf. {Cheap}, a.] To beat down the price of to lessen the
value of to depreciate. --Pope.
My proffered love has cheapened me --Dryden.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cheapen
v : lower the grade of something reduce its worth [syn: {degrade}]
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