hierarchize

[ hahy-uh-rahr-kahyz, hahy-rahr- ]

verb (used with object)

, hi·er·ar·chized, hi·er·ar·chiz·ing.

1. to arrange in a hierarchy.

Word History and Origins

Origin of hierarchize¹

First recorded in 1880–85; hierarch(y) + -ize

Example Sentences

I think one of the strengths of being an autodidact is that I’ve created my own relationship to cinema and I don’t really hierarchize popular culture.

From Los Angeles Times