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exacerbate vs cheapen

cheapen vs exacerbate

exacerbate and cheapen both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
exacerbate No No Yes No
cheapen No No Yes No
As verbs, cheapen is a hyponym of exacerbate; that is, cheapen is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than exacerbate:
  • exacerbate: make worse
  • cheapen: lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
Other hyponyms of exacerbate include irritate, inflame, degrade.
exacerbate (verb) cheapen (verb)
make worse lower the grade of something; reduce its worth
exasperate or irritate
Difference between exacerbate and cheapen

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