prioritize
/pɹaɪˈoɹ.ə.taɪz/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.31 in modern English
21
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
7
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "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."
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.
Origin
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /pɹaɪˈoɹ.ə.taɪz/
- British English: /pɹaɪˈɒɹ.ə.taɪz/