verb
- to arrange or organize in a hierarchy; to classify according to rank or level of importance
Usage: transitive verb; formal
Examples
- The company decided to hierarchize its management structure to improve decision-making.
- Teachers often hierarchize learning objectives from basic to advanced skills.
- The system hierarchizes data by importance and frequency of access.
- Medieval society was hierarchized into distinct social classes.
- Researchers hierarchize their findings according to statistical significance.