[1880–85; hierarch(y) + -ize]This word is first recorded in the period 1880–85. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: automatism, interface, irredentist, jackpot, regionalism-ize is a verb-forming suffix occurring originally in loanwords from Greek that have enteredEnglish through Latin or French (baptize; barbarize; catechize); within English, -ize is added to adjectives and nouns to form transitive verbs with the general senses“to render, make” (actualize; fossilize; sterilize; Americanize), “to convert into, give a specified character or form to” (computerize; dramatize; itemize; motorize), “to subject to (as a process, sometimes named after its originator)” (hospitalize; terrorize; galvanize; oxidize; simonize; winterize). Also formed with -ize are a more heterogeneous group of verbs, usually intransitive, denoting a changeof state (crystallize), kinds or instances of behavior (apologize; moralize; tyrannize), or activities (economize; philosophize; theorize)
Examples of 'hierarchize' in a sentence
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Therefore, it could allow local administrations to environmentally hierarchize alternative plans concerning urban transportation choices.
Maria La Gennusa, Patrizia Ferrante, Barbara Lo Casto, Gianfranco Rizzo 2015, 'An Integrated Environmental Indicator for Urban Transportation Systems: Descriptionand Application', Energieshttp://www.mdpi.com/1996-1073/8/10/11076. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)