Misvalue

verb

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Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    To value wrongly: to misjudge the value of. transitive

    "Gombrich generalizes his argument: all norms of progress misvalue art by over-rating their own achievement, under-rating other styles, and by viewing previous styles as precursors to their own work."

Example

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"Gombrich generalizes his argument: all norms of progress misvalue art by over-rating their own achievement, under-rating other styles, and by viewing previous styles as precursors to their own work."

Etymology

From mis- + value.

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