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hierarchize
[ hahy-uh-rahr-kahyz, hahy-rahr- ]
/ ˈhaɪ ə rɑrˌkaɪz, ˈhaɪ rɑr- /
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verb (used with object), hi·er·ar·chized, hi·er·ar·chiz·ing.
to arrange in a hierarchy.
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Also especially British, hi·er·ar·chise .
Origin of hierarchize
First recorded in 1880–85; hierarch(y) + -ize
Words nearby hierarchize
hier-, hieracosphinx, hierarch, hierarchical, hierarchism, hierarchize, hierarchy, hieratic, hiero-, hierocracy, hierodeacon
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