prioritize
[prahy-awr-i-tahyz, -or-]
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- to organize or deal with something according to its priority.
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Also especially British, pri·or·i·tise.
Origin of prioritize
Usage note
See -ize.
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register, compute, prioritize, feed, set, figure, process, design, poll, calculate, itemize, book, draft, schedule, slate, formulate, estimate, arrange, engage, editExamples from the Web for prioritized
Contemporary Examples of prioritized
If any of these got prioritized and funded to the extent of amyloid, we might be a lot closer to getting a drug than we are now.
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Second, he prioritized procuring equipment that would help minimize the threat of roadside bombs.
He prioritized spiritual values and humanistic principles above market forces and hedonistic impulses.
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A murse is the opposite; a bag where form is prioritized over function.
These books tell us happiness can be prioritized, studied, improved upon.
prioritize
prioritise
- 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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Word Origin and History for prioritized
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