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deprioritize

What does deprioritize mean?

To reduce the importance or urgency assigned to a task or project.

"We deprioritized the redesign to focus on stability."

Origin

Prefixed form of 'prioritize'; project-management usage.

Frequently asked questions

What does 'deprioritize' mean?
It means to reduce the importance or urgency assigned to a task or project, moving it down the list.
How do you use 'deprioritize' in a sentence?
e.g. 'We deprioritized the redesign to focus on stability.'
Where does 'deprioritize' come from?
It's a prefixed form of 'prioritize', common in project-management usage.
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