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hierarchize

American  
[hahy-uh-rahr-kahyz, hahy-rahr-] / ˈhaɪ ə rɑrˌkaɪz, ˈhaɪ rɑr- /
especially British, hierarchise

verb (used with object)

hierarchized, hierarchizing

  1. to arrange in a hierarchy.

Etymology

Origin of hierarchize

First recorded in 1880–85; hierarch(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

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I think one of the strengths of being an autodidact is that I’ve created my own relationship to cinema and I don’t really hierarchize popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times

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