cheapen
verb
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Definition of cheapen
1 [ obsolete English cheap to price, bid for ] archaic
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Synonyms & Antonyms for cheapen
Synonyms
attenuate, break, depreciate, depress, devaluate, devalue, downgrade, lower, mark down, reduce, sink, write down, write off
Antonyms
appreciate, enhance, mark up, upgrade
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And then there is another factor that cheapens the overall notion of the World Cup as any sort of true international championship. — Ira Winderman, sun-sentinel.com, "Winderman: Nothing Olympian about basketball’s World Cup | Commentary," 31 Aug. 2019 Whatever its ambitions, The Kitchen cheapens the notion of empowerment by using it to tell a story whose main achievement is glorifying an oppressive crime ring. — Shirley Li, The Atlantic, "The Cheap Thrills of The Kitchen and Why Women Kill," 19 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'cheapen.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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