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Verb: cheapen  chee-pun
  1. Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
    "The increased production of silver after 1970 so far tended to cheapen it";
    - degrade

Derived forms: cheapens, cheapened, cheapening

Type of: aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate, worsen