CHEAPEN

[verb] [T]If you cheapen goods, you reduce their price.American steel has been cheapened due to the fall in the dollar.(disapproving) If a person is cheapened by something or someone, they are made to lose their good reputation and the respect that others feel for them.She thought that the photos were exploitative and cheapened her.Hollywood stars dread cheapening their reputations by appearing in the wrong movie.(disapproving) If you cheapen something, you make it lose its value or artistic quality.The film cheapened the story by turning it into a tear-jerking romance.