Cheapen
Pronunciation : Cheap"en
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy, sell, AS. ce?pian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen, Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaupon to trade. Cf. Chap to bargain.]
Definition : 1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for. [Obsoles.] Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. Swift.
2. Etym: [Cf. Cheap, a.]
Defn: To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. Pope. My proffered love has cheapened me. Dryden.
t. [imp. & p. p. Cheapened; p. pr. & vb. n. Cheapening.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913