revalorize
verb[T]
formal(alsore-valorize,UKusuallyrevalorise,re-valorise)uk/ˌriːˈvæl.ər.aɪz/us/ˌriˈvæl.ə.raɪz/tothinkorstateagain that something hasvalue,especiallywhen it has not beenthoughtto havevaluein the past :
Theaimof thepolicywas to revalorize precolonialtraditionsofsinginganddancing.
Heseesthe devalorizedlanguageof thelocalyouthas being re-valorized inrap.
- Lightreadingwasincreasinglyrevalorized as aworthyactivityinitsownright.
- In the pastdecade, the region'sdialecthas been reframed as apoliticalinstrumentused todefendand revalorize alocalidentity.
- We mustsensitizepeopleto thenecessityof revalorizingourculturethrough theteachingofourlanguages.
Very important or urgent
- all-important
- at all cost(s)idiom
- be a matter of life and/or deathidiom
- chief
- clutch
- co-principal
- life-and-death
- life-changing
- mainly
- major league
- make the world go around/roundidiom
- meaningful
- pressing
- prized
- prominent
- radical
- revalorization
- sacred
- salient
- subtle