prioritize

Meaning

1. (transitive) To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things.
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.

Synonyms

prioritise

Translations

priorizar

prioriser

priorisieren

priorizar

dare priorità a

dare la precedenza a

prioritzar

prioritizzare

prioritizar

donar prioritat

prioritisieren

nach Priorität ordnen

hiérarchiser

فضّل

Pronounced as (IPA)

/pɹaɪˈɒɹətaɪz/

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.

Sentences

She really thinks we should prioritize our health and safety before worrying the finances .