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Prioritize vs Emphasize - What's the difference?

prioritize | emphasize |

In lang=en terms the difference between prioritize and emphasize

is that prioritize is to rank something as having high priority while emphasize is to stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

As verbs the difference between prioritize and emphasize

is that prioritize is (intransitive) to arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance while emphasize is to stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).

prioritize

English

Alternative forms

* prioritise (British)

Verb

(prioritiz)
  • (intransitive) to arrange or list a group of things in order of priority or importance
  • to rank something as having high priority
  • emphasize

    English

    Alternative forms

    * emphasise

    Verb

    (emphasiz)
  • To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
  • His two-fingered gesture emphasized what he had told his boss to do with his job.

    Synonyms

    * betone * stress * underscore

    Antonyms

    * de-emphasize * downplay

    Derived terms

    * reemphasize * overemphasize * underemphasize