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Cheapen
Open directlyWebster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828
Part of speech: verb (v.)
1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for. [Obsoles.] Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. Swift.
2. To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. Pope. My proffered love has cheapened me. Dryden.