valorize
/ˈvæl.ə.raɪz/
verb
- To give or assign value or worth to something, especially in an economic or social context.
- The government's policy aims to valorize local crafts and traditions.
- Historians often valorize certain events while ignoring others.
- The company tried to valorize its brand by launching a luxury line.
- To increase the price or market value of something through artificial means, such as government intervention.
- Some critics argue that the art market valorizes works based on hype rather than quality.
- The central bank decided to valorize the currency to control inflation.
- Farmers protested the plan to valorize grain prices at the expense of consumers.
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