transvalue

[ trans-val-yoo, tranz- ]

/ trænsˈvæl yu, trænz- /

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verb (used with object), trans·val·ued, trans·val·u·ing.

to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.

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Origin of transvalue

First recorded in 1905–10; trans- + value

OTHER WORDS FROM transvalue

trans·val·u·a·tion, noun

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How to use transvalue in a sentence

It is the motto of this movement to effect a transvaluation of sthetic values in style and stagecraft.
Modernities|Horace Barnett Samuel
For my mind had leaped to a star-cool altitude and grasped a passionless transvaluation of values.
The Iron Heel|Jack London
The first book of his work, The Transvaluation of all Values, was completed when his malady declared itself.
Friedrich Nietzsche|Georg Brandes
But all this is in the main nothing but recreation beside the main thing: the name of the latter is Transvaluation of all Values.
Friedrich Nietzsche|Georg Brandes

The transvaluation of values was performed by many hands into all sorts of combinations.
A Preface to Politics|Walter Lippmann

British Dictionary definitions for transvalue

transvalue

/ (trænzˈvæljuː) /

verb -ues, -uing or -ued

(tr) to evaluate by a principle that varies from the accepted standards

Derived forms of transvalue

transvaluation, nountransvaluer, noun

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