prioritize

/praɪˈɔːrɪtaɪz/

verbpri · or · i · tize

Think: “PRIORities come first—so you PRIOR-itize them.”

Yes, it's prioritize. Keep the middle as **prior + itize**: it’s **prioritize** (not *prioritise* in US spelling).

Definitions

  1. verbto decide what is most important and deal with it first
  2. verbto rank tasks, goals, or needs in order of importance

Examples

  • “We need to prioritize safety before speed.”
  • “She prioritized studying for the math test over watching TV.”
  • “To finish on time, the team prioritized the most urgent bugs first.”

Synonyms

rankorganizeemphasizefocus onput first

Antonyms

neglectdeprioritize

Translations

ES priorizarPT priorizarFR prioriser

Common misspellings

prioratizepriortizeprioritiseprioritizeeprioratiseprioritizprioritiz eprioritzie

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