Definition of valorize

< valor

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val·or·ize    (vl-rz) KEY 

TRANSITIVE VERB:
val·or·ized, val·or·iz·ing, val·or·iz·es

1. To establish and maintain the price of (a commodity) by governmental action.
2. To give or assign a value to: "The prophets valorized history" (Mircea Eliade).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Portuguese valorizar, from valor, value, from Late Latin ; see valor

OTHER FORMS:
valor·i·zation  (-r--zshn) KEY (Noun)