valorizing
Treating as precious
Valorizing is treating something as having high value or importance, often elevating it beyond what others might consider warranted.
The term appears frequently in academic and critical writing: The film has been criticized for valorizing violence.
To valorize is to assign worth deliberately, sometimes with the implication that the valuation is ideological rather than inherent.
Regard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
- reverenceProfound admiring respect
veneration · honoring · praising · exalting · elevating · glorifying · celebrating · applauding
Moral goodness or merit
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- nobilityTitled ruling class
- honorHigh regard, moral dignity
- heroismExceptional courage under duress
courage · sacrifice · gallantry · righteousness · merit · worthiness · character · principles
Giving unearned advantage
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- prioritizingOrdering by importance
- normalizingMaking conform to norms
- legitimizingConferring official status
sanctioning · endorsing · promoting · elevating · foregrounding · emphasizing · institutionalizing · reinforcing
Evaluating worth or significance
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
valuing · estimating · quantifying · gauging · commodifying · monetizing · revaluing · appreciating
respect
Regard with honor
- admirationDeep respect felt
- appreciationRecognition of worth
- recognitionPerceiving something as known
reverence · veneration · honoring · praising · exalting · elevating · glorifying · celebrating · applauding · lauding
virtue
Moral goodness or merit
heroism · courage · sacrifice · gallantry · righteousness · merit · worthiness · character · principles · ethics
privileging
Giving unearned advantage
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- prioritizingOrdering by importance
- normalizingMaking conform to norms
legitimizing · sanctioning · endorsing · promoting · elevating · foregrounding · emphasizing · institutionalizing · reinforcing · cultural capital
assessing
Evaluating worth or significance
- evaluatingJudging quality or worth
- appraisingEstimating value or quality
- pricingEstablishing monetary amounts charged
rating · valuing · estimating · quantifying · gauging · commodifying · monetizing · revaluing · appreciating · cost-benefit
valorizingdenigrating
Criticizing to damage reputation
belittling · disparaging · devaluing · diminishing · demeaning
valorizingvilifying
Maliciously disparaging someone
condemning · stigmatizing · demonizing · delegitimizing · pathologizing
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