prioritize
English
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editFrom priority + -ize. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.
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editprioritize (third-person singular simple present prioritizes, present participle prioritizing, simple past and past participle prioritized)
- (transitive) To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things.
- "When I don't have time to buy everything at the store, I prioritize fresh fruit and vegetables over foods like rice or noodles."
- (transitive, intransitive) To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.
- (transitive) To rank something as having high priority.
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editto arrange or list in order of priority or importance
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to rank as having priority
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Further reading
edit- “prioritize”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “prioritize”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
- Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “prioritize”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.