revalorize
verb [ T ] formal (also re-valorize, UK usually revalorise, re-valorise) uk/ˌriːˈvæl.ər.aɪz/ us/ˌriˈvæl.ə.raɪz/
重估
to think or state again that something has value, especially when it has not been thought to have value in the past
The aim of the policy was to revalorize precolonial traditions of singing and dancing.
He sees the devalorized language of the local youth as being re-valorized in rap. 他认为被贬低的当地年轻人的语言在说唱中重新获得了价值。
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- Light reading was increasingly revalorized as a worthy activity in its own right.
- In the past decade, the region's dialect has been reframed as a political instrument used to defend and revalorize a local identity.
- We must sensitize people to the necessity of revalorizing our culture through the teaching of our languages.