hierarchize

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hierarchize

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From hierarchy + -ize.

verb hierarchizes · hierarchizing · hierarchized

  1. intransitive To establish a hierarchy. 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.
  2. transitive To arrange in a hierarchy. 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.

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verb to establish a hierarchy

Русскийиерархизировать ijerarxizirovatʹ, иерархизовать ijerarxizovatʹ

verb to arrange in a hierarchy

Españoljerarquizar
Portuguêshierarquizar
Françaishiérarchiser
Italianogerarchizzare

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@misc{hierarchize_2026,
  title = {hierarchize},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/hierarchize},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}