prioritize

• prioritise (British)

From priority +‎ -ize. This etymology is incomplete. You can help Wiktionary by elaborating on the origins of this term.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /pɹaɪˈɒɹətaɪz/

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• (US) IPA^(key): /pɹaɪˈɔːɹətaɪz/

prioritize (third-person singular simple present prioritizes, present participle prioritizing, simple past and past participle prioritized)

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."
2. (transitive, intransitive) To arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance.
3. (transitive) To rank something as having high priority.

• marginalize

• reprioritize, reprioritise

• prioritization

• “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.