Chēap'en, v. t.
(chē'pn), v. t. [imp. & p. p. CHEAPENED; p. pr. & vb. n. CHEAPENING.] [A-S. ceapan, ceapian, to buy, sell, O. Sax. cōpon, Goth. kaupôn, Icel. kaupa, Sw. köpa, Dan. kiöbe, D. koopen, O. H. Ger. choufôn, M. H. Ger. koufen, N. H. Ger. kaufen. Cf. CHAP, v. i.]
Sense 1. To attempt to buy; to ask the price of; to chaffer for.
To shops in crowds the daggled females fly, Frequent to cheapen goods, but nothing buy. Swift.
Sense 2. To beat down the price; to depreciate.
My proffered love has cheapened me. Dryden.