Definition of valorize

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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)

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