deprioritize

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UK/dɪˌpɹaɪˈɒɹɪtaɪz/

verb

To reduce the level of priority of.

“Do you want me to deprioritize my current report to get this done?”

OriginEnglish prioritize ← Latin dē- ← Proto-Italic *dē →
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Meanings

verbdeprioritize (third-person singular simple present deprioritizes, present participle deprioritizing, simple past and past participle deprioritized)

present singular third person deprioritizes · participle present deprioritizing · participle past deprioritized · past deprioritized · alternative deprioritise

  1. transitiveTo reduce the level of priority of.

    Do you want me to deprioritize my current report to get this done?

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*de
  2. Proto-Indo-European*déh₁
  3. Proto-Italic*dē
  4. Latindē
  5. Latindē-
  6. Englishde-
  7. Englishprioritize
  8. Englishdeprioritize

From de- + prioritize.

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APA

deprioritize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprioritize

MLA

“deprioritize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprioritize. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deprioritize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deprioritize.

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