| Cheapen | v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Cheapened p. pr. & vb. n. Cheapening. ] [ OE. cheapien, chepen, to trade, buy, sell, AS. ceápian; akin to D. koopen to buy, G. kaufen, Icel. kaupa, Goth. kaupōn to trade. Cf. Chap to bargain. ] 1. To ask the price of; to bid, bargain, or chaffer for. [ Obsoles. ] [ 1913 Webster ] Pretend to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ] 2. [ Cf. Cheap, a. ] To beat down the price of; to lessen the value of; to depreciate. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ] My proffered love has cheapened me. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ] |
