Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • transitive verb To arrange in a hierarchy.

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  • verb To establish a hierarchy

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Examples

  • Mr Edwards may also be interested to know that, far from being an American neologism coined by Professor Churchwell, hierarchize has been with us for over 100 years at least since its use in the Pall Mall Gazette in 1884.

    Letters: The 'ize' have it 2011

  • Dan do you mean an underlying principle involved in the tendency to hierarchize?

    Speaking with the Enemy Steven Barnes 2009

  • Susan, do you mean an underlying principle involved in the tendency to hierarchize?

    Speaking with the Enemy Steven Barnes 2009

  • The "Gigantic Overarching Question" --- what constitutes "human"/"humanity", and once we define it, how can/do we hierarchize ourselves --- didn't do it for me.

    REVIEW: Blade Runner (The Director's Cut) 2003

  • SEMBER: If I were to hierarchize these things, I would probably say that we are activists first and foremost.

    Foreign Policy In Focus 2009

  • SEMBER: If I were to hierarchize these things, I would probably say that we are activists first and foremost.

    Foreign Policy In Focus 2009

  • SEMBER: If I were to hierarchize these things, I would probably say that we are activists first and foremost.

    Foreign Policy In Focus 2009

  • SEMBER: If I were to hierarchize these things, I would probably say that we are activists first and foremost.

    Foreign Policy In Focus 2009

  • SEMBER: If I were to hierarchize these things, I would probably say that we are activists first and foremost.

    Foreign Policy In Focus 2009

  • SEMBER: If I were to hierarchize these things, I would probably say that we are activists first and foremost.

    Foreign Policy In Focus 2009

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