| VERB | change | cheapen, degrade | lower the grade of something |
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| Sounds | chiy'pahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2525 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | Lower the grade of something; reduce its worth. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something | |
| Synonym | degrade | |
| Narrower | devalue, devaluate | Remove the value from |
| Broader | worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate | make worse |