Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

valorize

/ˈvæləˌraɪz/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.33 in modern English

Syllables: val-orize
IPA: /ˈvæləˌraɪz/

20

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To assess (something) as being valuable or admirable.

Transitive verb

verb

To fix the price of (something) at an artificially high level, usually by government action.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"[…]noting his tendency “to valorise my father and, I'm afraid, to demonise her because of some of the tendencies she had: she was very harsh. That was a faint undertone to my 'idyllic' childhood, I suppose.”"
"Creating a historical dictionary for a variety of English valorises that variety by linking it to national history and national identity."
"You can see it in the way we valorize the C.E.O.s of “unicorn” companies who have expanded their wealth far beyond what could possibly be justified by their individual contributions."

Etymology

Back-formation from valorization.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈvæləˌraɪz/

Usage

Transitive verb

Inflected Forms

valorizes (present, singular) valorizing (participle, present) valorized (participle, past) valorized (past) valorise (alternative) valourise (alternative) valourize (alternative)

Derived Forms

devalorize revalorize valorizable valorization

Questions

How do you pronounce valorize?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈvæləˌraɪz/.
What does valorize mean?: To assess (something) as being valuable or admirable.
Where does valorize come from?: Back-formation from valorization.

How to pronounce valorize

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