valorize

verb

val·​o·​rize ˈva-lə-ˌrīz 

valorized; valorizing

transitive verb

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

valorization

ˌva-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

Examples of valorize in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

But The Girlfriend has no intention of valorizing Cherry, either. —Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2025

She has been valorized and vilified in equal measure throughout her life. —Daniel Jonah Wolpert, NPR, 8 Sep. 2025

But indie’s values—valorizing authentic self-expression and sonic exploration—probably did shape the desires of a generation of listeners. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 29 Aug. 2025

Shooting in stunning Technicolor in his favorite location, Utah’s Monument Valley, Ford fills the film with lyrical passages while valorizing a soldier whose primary concern is preventing bloodshed rather than facilitating it. —Keith Phipps, Vulture, 18 July 2025

Word History

Etymology

back-formation from valorization, borrowed from Portuguese valorizacão, from valorizar "to enhance the value of" (from valor "value, worth"—going back to early Medieval Latin—+ -izar -ize) + -acão -ation — more at valor

First Known Use

circa 1906, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for valorize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize