Valorizes

Part of speech: verb

Definitions

1. Assigns or enhances the importance, worth, or value of something, often in an official or authoritative way
2. Gives recognized worth or significance to an object, idea, or practice through designation or effort
3. Establishes or increases the perceived value or status of something by emphasizing its qualities or benefits

Etymology: "Valorizes" is the third-person singular present form of "valorize," which means to give worth to something, often by setting or maintaining its price. The verb is a back-formation from "valorization," meaning that English speakers created it by removing a suffix from the longer noun, reversing the usual direction in which words are built. "Valorization" itself came first, and the verb followed from it, which is why the verb looks like a shortened version of the noun rather than the other way around.

Synonyms: values, esteems, appreciates, regards, prizes

Antonyms: devalues, disparages, denigrates, undervalues, belittles