valorize

verb

val·o·rize ˈva-lə-ˌrīz

valorized; valorizing

transitive verb

: to enhance or try to enhance the price, value, or status of by organized and usually governmental action

using subsidies to valorize coffee

: to assign value or merit to : validate

valorization

ˌva-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən

noun

Examples of valorize in a Sentence

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Spiritual perfection should be valorized more than heroism on the battlefield or stardom in Hollywood. —

Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 3 Nov. 2024 Startup culture tends to valorize the grind, moving fast and breaking things, hiring fast and firing faster. —

Aytekin Tank, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 Many Americans valorize the gladiatorial might of a football star. —

Christine Emba, The Atlantic, 13 Sep. 2024 Think also of figures like Bush and Giuliani, who were valorized in some of the early 9/11 humor but whose public images deteriorated in subsequent years. —

David MacK, Rolling Stone, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for valorize

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from valorization, borrowed from Portuguese valorizacão, from valorizar "to enhance the value of" (from valor "value, worth"—going back to early Medieval Latin—+ -izar -ize) + -acão -ation — more at valor

First Known Use

circa 1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler

The first known use of valorize was circa 1906

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