cheapen (redirected from cheapening)

cheap·en  (chpn)

v. cheap·ened, cheap·en·ing, cheap·ens

v.tr.

1. To make cheap or cheaper.

2. To lower in public estimation; debase or degrade: misconduct that cheapened a high office.

v.intr.

To become cheap or cheaper.

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cheapen·er n.

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cheapen [ˈtʃiːp^ən]

vb

1. to make or become lower in reputation, quality, etc.; degrade or be degraded

2. to make or become cheap or cheaper

cheapener  n

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

cheapen - lower the grade of something; reduce its worth degrade aggravate, exacerbate, worsen, exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain" devaluate, devalue - remove the value from; deprive of its value

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cheapen

verb degrade, lower, discredit, devalue, demean, belittle, depreciate, debase, derogate Love is a word cheapened by overuse.

Translations

cheapen [ˈtʃiːpən]

A. VT (= make cheaper) [+ cost] → abaratar (fig) (= debase) [+ sb's name, work] → degradar
to cheapen o.s → hacer cosas indignas, rebajarse

B. VI → abaratarse

cheapen [ˈtʃiːpən] vt (= devalue) [+ word, concept, image] → rabaisser, déprécier
to cheapen o.s. → se rabaisser

cheapen

vt (lit) → verbilligen, herabsetzen; (fig) → herabsetzen, schlechtmachen; to cheapen oneself → sich entwürdigen

vi → billiger werden, sich verbilligen

cheapen [ˈtʃiːp/ən] vt to cheapen o.s. → svendersi, screditarsi; (woman, sexually) → degradarsi