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transvalue
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trans·val·ue  (trns-vly, trnz-)
tr.v. trans·val·ued, trans·val·u·ing, trans·val·ues
To evaluate by a new standard or principle, especially by one that varies from conventional standards.
trans·valu·ation n.
transvalue [trænzˈvæljuː]
vb -ues, -uing, -ued
(tr) to evaluate by a principle that varies from the accepted standards
transvaluation  n
transvaluer  n
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Act and word; reflections on the humanist future by Radest, Howard / The Humanist
 
 
 
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