What is etym: [Cf. Cheap, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. Pope. My proffered love has cheapened me. Dryden called?
cheapen — Etym: [Cf. Cheap, a.] To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. Pope. My proffered love has cheapened me. Dryden. (Webster's 1913.)
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- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
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