Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to prioritize
Participle: prioritized
Gerund: prioritizing
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | prioritize |
| you | prioritize |
| he;she;it | prioritizes |
| we | prioritize |
| you | prioritize |
| they | prioritize |
Perfect
| I | have prioritized |
| you | have prioritized |
| he;she;it | has prioritized |
| we | have prioritized |
| you | have prioritized |
| they | have prioritized |
Past
| I | prioritized |
| you | prioritized |
| he;she;it | prioritized |
| we | prioritized |
| you | prioritized |
| they | prioritized |
Pluperfect
| I | had prioritized |
| you | had prioritized |
| he;she;it | had prioritized |
| we | had prioritized |
| you | had prioritized |
| they | had prioritized |
Future
| I | will prioritize |
| you | will prioritize |
| he;she;it | will prioritize |
| we | will prioritize |
| you | will prioritize |
| they | will prioritize |
Future Perfect
| I | will have prioritized |
| you | will have prioritized |
| he;she;it | will have prioritized |
| we | will have prioritized |
| you | will have prioritized |
| they | will have prioritized |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | prioritize |
| you | prioritize |
| he;she;it | prioritize |
| we | prioritize |
| you | prioritize |
| they | prioritize |
Perfect
| I | have prioritized |
| you | have prioritized |
| he;she;it | have prioritized |
| we | have prioritized |
| you | have prioritized |
| they | have prioritized |
Imperfect
| I | prioritized |
| you | prioritized |
| he;she;it | prioritized |
| we | prioritized |
| you | prioritized |
| they | prioritized |
Pluperfect
| I | had prioritized |
| you | had prioritized |
| he;she;it | had prioritized |
| we | had prioritized |
| you | had prioritized |
| they | had prioritized |
Conditional
Present
| I | would prioritize |
| you | would prioritize |
| he;she;it | would prioritize |
| we | would prioritize |
| you | would prioritize |
| they | would prioritize |
Perfect
| I | would have prioritized |
| you | would have prioritized |
| he;she;it | would have prioritized |
| we | would have prioritized |
| you | would have prioritized |
| they | would have prioritized |
Imperative
| you | prioritize |
| we | Let's prioritize |
| you | prioritize |
Verbs conjugated like 'prioritize'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'prioritize'
prioritise,
deprioritize,
reprioritize,
deprioritise,
micritize,
minoritize,
politize,
privatize,
pyritize,
reprioritise,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
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.
Verbs referencing "prioritize"
French
prioriser.
Sample Sentences
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When I don't have time to buy everything at the store, I prioritize fresh fruit and vegetables over foods like rice or noodles.
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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. […]" [1999 March 24, National Transportation Safety Board, “1.18.10.2.3 1997 Through 1998—Information and Changes Disseminated by Boeing”, in Aircraft Accident Report: Uncontrolled Descent and Collision with Terrain, USAir Flight 427, Boeing 737-300, N513AU, Near Aliquippa, Pennsylvania, September 8, 1994, archived from the original on 04 Jun 2022, pages 205–206:]
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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. [2015 November 26, Stephen L Jones, Carol M Ashton, Lisa Kiehne, Elizabeth Gigliotti, Charyl Bell-Gordon, Maureen Disbot, Faisal Masud, Beverly A Shirkey, Nelda P. Wray, “Reductions in sepsis mortality and costs after design and implementation of a nurse-based early recognition and response program”, in The Joint Commission Journal on Quality and Patient Safety, volume 41, number 11:]
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Loretta's already designing the next smelter. She has some improvements in mind. The new one will prioritize silicon extraction and— [2017, Andy Weir, chapter 17, in Artemis, pages 295-6:]
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Skinimalism prioritizes skin health and lets your natural beauty shine through. [2022 February 1, Lourdes Avila Uribe, “Everything You Need To Know About 'Skinimalism', The Latest Beauty Trend”, in HuffPost:]