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prioritize

[prahy-awr-i-tahyz, -or-]
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verb (used with object), pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing.
  1. to arrange or do in order of priority: learning to prioritize our assignments.
  2. to give a high priority to.
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verb (used without object), pri·or·i·tized, pri·or·i·tiz·ing.
  1. to organize or deal with something according to its priority.
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Also especially British, pri·or·i·tise.

Origin of prioritize

First recorded in 1965–70; priorit(y) + -ize
Related formspri·or·i·ti·za·tion, nounre·pri·or·i·ti·za·tion, nounre·pri·or·i·tize, verb (used with object), re·pri·or·i·tized, re·pri·or·i·tiz·ing.

Usage note

See -ize.
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British Dictionary definitions for prioritised

prioritize

prioritise

verb (tr)
  1. to arrange (items to be attended to) in order of their relative importance
  2. to give priority to or establish as a priority
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Derived Formsprioritization or prioritisation, noun
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Word Origin and History for prioritised

prioritize

v.

1972, apparently coined during the U.S. presidential contest that year, from root of priority + -ize. Related: Prioritized; prioritizing.

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