valorize
verb
val·o·rize
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valorized;
valorizing
Definition of valorize
1
: to enhance or try to enhance the price, value, or status of by organized and usually governmental action
using subsidies to valorize coffee
2
: to assign value or merit to : validate
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Other Words from valorize
valorization
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noun
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noun
Examples of valorize in a Sentence
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As with all shows about antiheroes — such as Breaking Bad or The Sopranos — there’s a contingent of House of Cards fans who see Frank Underwood as a hero, someone to valorize and emulate. — Alissa Wilkinson, Vox, "Kevin Spacey released a bizarre video evoking Frank Underwood, apparently to defend himself," 24 Dec. 2018 On Twitter, Megan McArdle suggested to me that the fix for the family structure problem is for Hollywood to become moralistic and scoldy about unmarried parents and to valorize bourgeois conventionality. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "Family structure matters, but can we do anything about it?," 5 Oct. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'valorize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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