prioritize

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21
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22
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10
Pronunciation
/pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/
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/pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/ · [pɹaɪˈɒɹ.taɪz] · /pɹaɪˈoɹ.ə.taɪz/ · [pɹaɪˈoɹ.taɪz] · /pɹɑeˈɔɹ.ə.tɑez/ · [pɹɑe̯ˈɔ̟ɹətɑe̯z]

Definition of prioritize

3 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included

verb

  1. (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.”
    “Boeing's article stressed prioritizing roll control during recovery from nose-down bank upsets unless the airplane was in a stall condition; if the airplane was stalled, Boeing recommended recovering from the stall before recovering from the upset. The article described the nose-down upset recovery technique as follows: "Reduce angle of attack. This unloads the wing, allows the airplane to accelerate, which reduces rudder deflection and improves lateral control ability. […]"”
    “In 2005 Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH) established a Sepsis Care Management Performance Improvement (CMPI) committee and prioritized sepsis detection and management in its ICUs, using the approaches of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.”
    “Loretta's already designing the next smelter. She has some improvements in mind. The new one will prioritize silicon extraction and—”
    “Skinimalism prioritizes skin health and lets your natural beauty shine through.”
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verb

  1. (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.”
    “Boeing's article stressed prioritizing roll control during recovery from nose-down bank upsets unless the airplane was in a stall condition; if the airplane was stalled, Boeing recommended recovering from the stall before recovering from the upset. The article described the nose-down upset recovery technique as follows: "Reduce angle of attack. This unloads the wing, allows the airplane to accelerate, which reduces rudder deflection and improves lateral control ability. […]"”
    “In 2005 Houston Methodist Hospital (HMH) established a Sepsis Care Management Performance Improvement (CMPI) committee and prioritized sepsis detection and management in its ICUs, using the approaches of the Surviving Sepsis Campaign.”
    “Loretta's already designing the next smelter. She has some improvements in mind. The new one will prioritize silicon extraction and—”
    “Skinimalism prioritizes skin health and lets your natural beauty shine through.”
  2. (intransitive, transitive)To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.
  3. (transitive)To rank something as having high priority.

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Etymology

From priority + -ize. First attested in 1967 as U.S. government jargon, becoming more widespread through the 1970s and ’80s, but still denounced as officialese by purists into the 1990s.

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