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

Many of the opportunities available were in projects that supported the state’s narrative — from historical dramas valorizing medieval Hindu rulers, to biopics in praise of its leaders. —Taran Khan, The Dial, 24 Mar. 2026

Unlike men who exploited humoral theory and biblical myths to denigrate women’s bodies and minds, Hildegard valorized the contribution of female difference to nature’s grand scheme. —Literary Hub, 18 Mar. 2026

Griffith is famous for directing the 1915 film Birth of a Nation, which valorizes the KKK. —John Ross, Vanity Fair, 8 Feb. 2026

Until very recently, conservative rhetoric has valorized gun ownership as a bulwark against tyrannical government, to the point of fetishization. —Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 25 Jan. 2026

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