to transvalue
- verb
- /trænzˈvæljuː/
- Jargon
:
transvalorar
- In l, a useless object is transvalued—brought again into the field of vision, it is reinserted into the network of useful things—as a sign of uselessness.
Examples
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Native American Indians have overturned and transvalued quincentenary celebrations, and there have been serious demands for more sensitive histories of tribal cultures in public schools and universities.
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The tribes and even the dubious discoverers have been transvalued in the cultural revisions of a chemical civilization.
Academic text (1992) -
(Perhaps, like Nietzsche, one might aspire to "transvalue all values," but that is a different matter.)
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"It's worth pointing out that he did not base the ability of someone like Douglass to transvalue terms like black and white on the fact of Douglass's mere existence."
Academic text (2001) -
The fulfillment of unrestricted human intentionality is not the product of human knowing and choosing but, in fact, the denouncement of the established horizon of human knowing and choosing in the accouchement of a new horizon in which the love of God will transvalue our values and the eyes of that love will transform our knowing.
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Philosophers often debate how to transvalue traditional moral beliefs to create a more inclusive society.
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In her latest book, she aims to transvalue the concept of beauty by challenging conventional standards.
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The artist's work seeks to transvalue everyday objects, inviting viewers to see them in a new light.
Synonyms
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4.9
To give something a new meaning that changes how people see it
10
5.8
To explain something again in a different way to give it a new meaning
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8.2
To take back something and give it a new meaning or use
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8.3
Putting something in a new setting changes its meaning
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7.0
To change an idea, story, or image to fit a new setting
To place something in a new context so people see it differently
To describe something again in a different way to make it clearer
How Radical
523
3.4
- Jargon
10
5.8
- Specialized
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6.7
23
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Transvalue comes from trans- 'across' or 'change' and value 'worth', so to transvalue is to change how we see the worth or meaning of something. That's why people use it for rethinking ideas, art, or values.