revalorize

verb

re·​val·​o·​rize (ˌ)rē-ˈva-lə-ˌrīz 

revalorized; revalorizing

transitive verb

: to assign new merit or value to (something) : revalidate

Last year's Raysse retrospective at the Centre Pompidou revalorized his early Pop works, but it didn't do much for the later figurative paintings.

—Artforum

revalorization

(ˌ)rē-ˌva-lə-rə-ˈzā-shən 

noun

plural revalorizations

We need a revalorization of the trades that would allow students to enter those fields without social prejudice …

—Camille Paglia

Word History

First Known Use

1957, in the meaning defined above