J. Hector St. Jean de Crevecoeur's "Letters from an American Farmer"

cheapened

Definition of cheapen (v)

1[obsolete English cheap to price, bid for]  archaic 
ato ask the price of
bto bid or bargain for
2ato make cheap in price or value
bto lower in general esteem
cto make tawdry, vulgar, or inferior

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