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cheapencheapen /ˈtʃipən/ verb [transitive] VERB TABLEcheapen |
Present | I, you, we, they | cheapen | | he, she, it | cheapens | Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cheapened | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cheapened | | he, she, it | has cheapened | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cheapened | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will cheapen | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cheapened |
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Present | I | am cheapening | | he, she, it | is cheapening | | you, we, they | are cheapening | Past | I, he, she, it | was cheapening | | you, we, they | were cheapening | Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cheapening | | he, she, it | has been cheapening | Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cheapening | Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cheapening | Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cheapening |
1to make something or someone seem to have lower moral standards than he or she had before: cheapen yourself by doing something Don’t cheapen yourself by reacting to her insults.2to make something seem to have less value or importance or to be less deserving of respect: Using the national anthem as part of a comedy routine cheapens it.3to become or make something become lower in price or value: The dollar’s rise in value has cheapened imports. |