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

Much of Iran’s clandestine cinema, including some of Panahi’s earlier works, is didactic, focused on valorizing the victims of the regime’s injustices. —Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 22 Oct. 2025

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

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