transvalue
verb (used with object)
to reestimate the value of, especially on a basis differing from accepted standards; reappraise; reevaluate.
transvaluation
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a word derived from
transvalue.
Example Sentences
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Then came the colossal shock of the American war and a sudden transvaluation of all the old values.
From Youth and Egolatry by Fassett, Jacob S. (Jacob Sloat)
The creator of the Duchesse de Sanseverina had caught more than a glimpse of the transvaluation of all values.
From Books and Characters French and English by Strachey, Giles Lytton
The transvaluation of values that is now in progress will go on slowly and for a very long while.
From In Defense of Women by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)
Already they are working at the transvaluation of all feeling in the European sense.
From ?mile Verhaeren by Zweig, Stefan
In dealing with Chopin no such transvaluation of values is necessary; the raw materials are ready for his uses without preparation; he is wholly at home among the black keys and white.
From A Book of Prefaces by Mencken, H. L. (Henry Louis)
