cheapen
verb (used with object)
to make cheap or cheaper.
has cheapened
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present perfectof cheapen (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Mona’s defensive irreverence has cheapened what could have been real tragedy into a jarring piety.
From New York Times ● Mar. 16, 2021
She has remained in demand even though the smartphone era has cheapened the art.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 2, 2017
It has killed the television news flash, and has cheapened the drama of "breaking news" on the rolling news networks.
From The Guardian ● Jun. 9, 2012
“This ridiculous perverted marketing has cheapened the concept of what is really green,” said Denis Hayes, who was national coordinator of the first Earth Day and is returning to organize this year’s activities in Washington.
From New York Times ● Apr. 21, 2010
To America is due the sewing-machine, which in the factory and in the household has given a manifold value to labor, has cheapened time, and is assuredly one of the chief triumphs of human ingenuity.
From The Nation in a Nutshell by George M. (George Makepeace) Towle
