valorizev.
/ˈvalərʌɪz/, U.S. /ˈvæləˌraɪz/ transitive. To raise or stabilize the value of (a commodity, etc.) by a centrally organized scheme; gen. to evaluate, to make valid.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > describe truly [verb (transitive)]
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society > trade and finance > monetary value > be valued at [verb (transitive)] > set value on > stabilize value of
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1921 Contemp. Rev. July 53 It attempted both to regulate the output and to stabilise and to ‘valorise’ the prices.
1934 C. Lambert Music Ho! ii. 79 Artists..have valorized the dream.
1976 Daily Tel. 1 Nov. 16 Merely ‘valorising’ specific duties..to recoup inflation since April would bring in £250 million.
1984 Christian Sci. Monitor 2 Mar. b8/4 He has actually managed to suggest that the mire and blood, the ‘refuse’ of the embittered heart, is valorized by the poetic artifacts created from it.
Derivatives
ˈvalorized adj.
ΘΚΠ
the mind > mental capacity > knowledge > conformity with what is known, truth > foundation in fact, validity > [adjective] > made valid
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1976 T. Eagleton Crit. & Ideol. v. 164 Criticism becomes a mutually supportive dialogue between two highly valorised subjects: the valuable text and the valuable reader.
1978 Dædalus Summer 48 The Emile and the Contrat social provide the explanation of the positively valorized concepts (virtue, morals, patriotism).
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