transvalue

American  

[trans-val-yoo, tranz-] / trænsˈvæl yu, trænz- /

verb (used with object)

transvalued, transvaluing

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

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transvalue British  

/ trænzˈvæljuː /

verb

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

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Other Word Forms

• transvaluation noun
• transvaluer noun

Etymology

Origin of transvalue

First recorded in 1905–10; trans- + value

Example Sentences

Consequently, the systems of tradition begin as attempts to transvalue social situations whose existence456 is troublesome and end as utterances of which the specific bearing, save to the system of an opponent, is undiscoverable.

From Creative Intelligence Essays in the Pragmatic Attitude by Bode, Boyd H.

But one thing he could not smite; he could neither smite it, or unmask it, or "transvalue" it.

From Visions and Revisions A Book of Literary Devotions by Powys, John Cowper