transvalue means to represent or evaluate something according to a new principle, causing it to be revalued. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Why this word is great
TRANSVALUE — [Verb] To evaluate something according to a radically new principle, causing its worth to be fundamentally reconceived. A back-formation from transvaluation, itself from trans- ("across, beyond") + valuation ("act of determining value"). Unlike "revalue," which merely adjusts a figure on an existing ledger, or "reappraise," which suggests a fresh audit under the old rules, to transvalue is to shatter the ledger itself and inscribe a new one with alien ink. It is Nietzsche declaring weakness to be a cunning strength, the critic pronouncing a pulp serial more vital than a sacred text, or the quiet revelation that a life of obscurity is not a failure but a sanctuary. The word speaks to the human capacity to dismantle an altar and, from the same stones, build a shelter.
verb
- To represent or evaluate something according to a new principle, causing it to be revalued.“One of the attractions of the whole panorama of Jewish mysticism for Scholem is its vivid and manifold demonstration of how it is possible to maintain a historical identity and a certain sense of continuity of belief while vigorously transvaluing values, redefining world and self and the realm of the spirit as historical circumstances change.”