Misvalue
verb
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Verb
- 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
More examples"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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