ˈchēpən verb
( cheapened ; cheapened ; cheapening -p(ə)niŋ ; cheapens )
Etymology: 1, 2, or 3 cheap + -en
transitive verb
1.
a. : to ask the price of
b. : to bid or bargain for
2. : to make cheap: as
a. : to lessen the price or the value of
a glutted market cheapens the goods in all categories
b. : to lower in general esteem
c. : to make tawdry, vulgar, or inferior in some moral sense
how a group of human beings can be cheapened by the constant waterdrop of shabbiness … during the depression — Henry Hewes
intransitive verb
: to become cheap
food cheapens in summer