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overprioritizing

overprioritizing is the present participle and gerund of overprioritize.

Meaning of overprioritize

Verb

overprioritize (third-person singular simple present overprioritizes, present participle overprioritizing, simple past and past participle 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

Questions about overprioritizing

What is overprioritizing the present participle and gerund of?
Overprioritizing is the present participle and gerund of overprioritize.

Words near overprioritizing in the dictionary

  1. overprinting
  2. overprints
  3. overprioritize
  4. overprioritized
  5. overprioritizes
  6. overprioritizing
  7. overprivileged
  8. overprivilegedness
  9. overprize
  10. overprized
  11. overprizes

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