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

Some meme makers are admirers of Kirk who want to valorize him; some are neo-Nazis out to mock Kirk for not being extreme enough (while also drawing attention to their cause); some are liberals trying to troll conservatives; many are surely apolitical types having a nonsensical laugh. —Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 20 Jan. 2026

The president valorized autocratic strongmen, including Russian President Vladimir Putin, North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, and Xi. —Mira Rapp-Hooper, Foreign Affairs, 29 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

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