prioritize
verb
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Definition of prioritize
: to list or rate (projects, goals, etc.) in order of priority
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Among those who prioritize success, Cisco Systems is the top choice for a future employer, while Intel and Boeing take silver and bronze respectively. — Carson Kessler, Fortune, "These Are the Fortune 500 Companies Americans Are Most Excited to Work For," 10 July 2018 These range from college presidents who prioritize admitting deserving, underprivileged students to OpenSecrets, which provides greater transparency into campaign contributions. — New York Times, "America Has Gone Off the Rails. Steven Brill Sees Ways to Get It Back on Track.," 2 July 2018 Last week, developers on OpenBSD—the open source operating system that prioritizes security—disabled hyperthreading on Intel processors. — Peter Bright, Ars Technica, "Hyperthreading under scrutiny with new TLBleed crypto key leak," 25 June 2018 In the process of leaning on a tech dictum that prioritizes asking for forgiveness rather than permission, tech companies often rile up city officials, activists and citizens. — Jessica Guynn, USA TODAY, "In the Scooter Wars of 2018, it's not really about the scooters," 21 June 2018 Schanz said the reaction to the district attorney's race is part of a broader effort by the party to endorse and support candidates who prioritize criminal justice reform. — Ryan Lillis, sacbee, "Three prominent Sacramento Democrats were punished for endorsing DA Schubert," 15 June 2018 Facebook announced major changes to its News Feed this year that now prioritize posts from friends and family over material from publishers and other businesses. — Trisha Thadani, San Francisco Chronicle, "Al Jazeera to shut down San Francisco office, home of AJ+," 6 June 2018 People close to the President have long described Trump as someone who prioritizes loyalty. — Sarah Westwood, CNN, "White House applying loyalty test in deciding midterm endorsements," 5 June 2018 This subgroup split fairly evenly between those who prioritize defending Taiwan’s sovereignty (52 percent) and those who believe in improving cross-strait economic ties (48 percent). — Alastair Iain Johnston, Washington Post, "Beijing wants Taiwanese to identify as Chinese. But how do Taiwanese really feel?," 4 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'prioritize.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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prioritize
verb
English Language Learners Definition of prioritize
: to organize (things) so that the most important thing is done or dealt with first
: to make (something) the most important thing in a group
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