Associations to the word «Cheapen»

Wiktionary

CHEAPEN, verb. (transitive) to decrease the value of; to make cheap
CHEAPEN, verb. (transitive) to make vulgar
CHEAPEN, verb. (intransitive) to become cheaper
CHEAPEN, verb. (obsolete) to bargain for, ask the price of.

Dictionary definition

CHEAPEN, verb. Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth.

Wise words

All our words from loose using have lost their edge.
Ernest Hemingway