" cheapens "

1: to diminish the price or value of;

  * e.g., " ... a glutted market cheapened cranberries to the point where they were selling for less than what it cost to grow them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attenuates,

•  breaks,

•  depreciates,

•  depresses,

•  devaluates,

•  devalues,

•  downgrades,

•  lowers,

•  marks down,

•  reduces,

•  sinks,

•  writes down,

•  writes off

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciates,

•  enhances,

•  marks up,

•  upgrades

2: to lower in character, dignity, or quality;

  * e.g., " ... a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abases,

•  bastardizes,

•  cankers,

•  corrupts,

•  debases,

•  debauches,

•  degrades,

•  demeans,

•  demoralizes,

•  depraves,

•  deteriorates,

•  lessens,

•  perverts,

•  poisons,

•  profanes,

•  prostitutes,

•  subverts,

•  vitiates,

•  warps

•  Antonyms : 

•  elevates,

•  ennobles,

•  uplifts

3: to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes;

  * e.g., " ... she really cheapens herself by shamelessly pursuing men like that "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abases,

•  chastens,

•  debases,

•  degrades,

•  demeans,

•  discredits,

•  disgraces,

•  dishonors,

•  fouls,

•  humbles,

•  humiliates,

•  lowers,

•  shames,

•  sinks,

•  smirches,

•  takes down

•  Antonyms : 

•  aggrandizes,

•  canonizes,

•  deifies,

•  elevates,

•  exalts

1: to diminish the price or value of;

  * e.g., " ... a glutted market cheapened cranberries to the point where they were selling for less than what it cost to grow them "

•  Synonyms : 

•  attenuate,

•  break,

•  depreciate,

•  depress,

•  devaluate,

•  devalue,

•  downgrade,

•  lower,

•  mark down,

•  reduce,

•  sink,

•  write down,

•  write off

•  Antonyms : 

•  appreciate,

•  enhance,

•  mark up,

•  upgrade

2: to lower in character, dignity, or quality;

  * e.g., " ... a politician who would cheapen herself by caving in to lobbyists "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abase,

•  bastardize,

•  canker,

•  corrupt,

•  debase,

•  debauch,

•  degrade,

•  demean,

•  demoralize,

•  deprave,

•  deteriorate,

•  lessen,

•  pervert,

•  poison,

•  profane,

•  prostitute,

•  subvert,

•  vitiate,

•  warp

•  Antonyms : 

•  elevate,

•  ennoble,

•  uplift

3: to reduce to a lower standing in one's own eyes or in others' eyes;

  * e.g., " ... she really cheapens herself by shamelessly pursuing men like that "

•  Synonyms : 

•  abase,

•  chasten,

•  debase,

•  degrade,

•  demean,

•  discredit,

•  disgrace,

•  dishonor,

•  foul,

•  humble,

•  humiliate,

•  lower,

•  shame,

•  sink,

•  smirch,

•  take down

•  Antonyms : 

•  aggrandize,

•  canonize,

•  deify,

•  elevate,

•  exalt