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prioritize

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[prahy-awr-i-tahyz, -or-]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

verb (used with object)

prioritized, prioritizing

to arrange or do in order of priority.
learning to prioritize our assignments.
to give a high priority to.

verb (used without object)

prioritized, prioritizing

to organize or deal with something according to its priority.

prioritize

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verb

to arrange (items to be attended to) in order of their relative importance
to give priority to or establish as a priority

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Spelling Note

See -ize.

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Other Word Forms

prioritization noun
reprioritization noun
reprioritize verb (used with object)
ˌ��ǰ��پ�ˈ��پ��ǲ� noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of prioritize¹

First recorded in 1965–70; priorit(y) + -ize

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Comments on the piece brimmed with hostility for the very idea that a life prioritizing pets might be more joyous and meaningful than one spent searching for a suitable human.

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Defiance is a rational response to tech businesses urging us to prioritize the use of tools meant to replace our work and welcome their most bizarre and dystopian interventions.

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The White House could always reverse its immigration policy, as it has done repeatedly with tariffs, and prioritize visa requests for World Cup travelers.

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Everyone is aging, losing money, and feeling lost and entirely directionless in a country that has deferred its fabled dream to prioritize wealth and power.

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Above all, the photographers prioritize creating emotional connections as much as capturing epic pictures.

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