Hierarchize
verb ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 To establish a hierarchy. intransitive
"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 To arrange in a hierarchy. transitive
"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."
Example
More examples"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."
Etymology
From hierarchy + -ize.
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