valorize

valorize
transitive verb (-rized; -rizing) Etymology: Portuguese valorizar, from valor value, price, from Medieval Latin Date: circa 1906 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 ; validatevalorization noun

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  • valorize — 1921, from valor (see VALORIZATION (Cf. valorization)) + IZE (Cf. ize) …   Etymology dictionary

  • valorize — (Amer.) val·or·ize || vælÉ™raɪz v. establish and maintain the high price of a certain commodity through governmental channels (also valorise) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • valorize — (also valorise) ► VERB ▪ give or ascribe value or validity to. DERIVATIVES valorization noun. ORIGIN from French valorisation, from valeur value …   English terms dictionary

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  • valorize — verb a) To give something a value b) To fix the price of something artificially …   Wiktionary

  • valorize — or valorise valərʌɪz verb give or ascribe value or validity to. ↘artificially raise or fix the price or value of. Derivatives valorization noun Origin 1920s: back form. from valorization (from Fr. valorisation, from valeur value ) …   English new terms dictionary

  • valorize — val·o·rize …   English syllables

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