overprioritize

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verb

To assign too high a priority to.

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Meanings

verboverprioritize (third-person singular simple present overprioritizes, present participle overprioritizing, simple past and past participle overprioritized)

present singular third person overprioritizes · participle present overprioritizing · participle past overprioritized · past overprioritized

  1. To assign too high a priority to.

    Denfeld's claim that the feminist movement has overprioritized lesbians […] suggests the limits of her inclusive and egalitarian impulses.

    2001, Helene Meyers, City Comp: Identities, Spaces, Practices, page 6

Origin

From over- + prioritize.

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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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