Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

hierarchize

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: hi-er-ar-chize
IPA

28

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To establish a hierarchy.

Intransitive verb

verb

To arrange in a hierarchy.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"It operates not by differentiating individuals, but by specifying acts according to a number of general categories; not by hierarchizing but quite simply by bringing into play the binary opposition of the permitted and the forbidden."
"The state hierarchizes sexuality by defining homosexuality as an influence that corrupts minors. Such a discourse produces a notion of the correct sexual behavior that transcends into the political realm, reinforcing the heteronationalistic nature of the nation-building."

Etymology

From hierarchy + -ize.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: hierarchy

Usage

Inflected Forms

hierarchizes (present, singular) hierarchizing (participle, present) hierarchized (participle, past) hierarchized (past)

Derived Forms

hierarchization

Questions

What does hierarchize mean?: To establish a hierarchy.
Where does hierarchize come from?: From hierarchy + -ize.

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