optimize
verb (used with object)
to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
optimise
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a variation of
optimize.
Example Sentences
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Mid-race in Zandvoort, Lewis Hamilton came up behind Charles Leclerc on fresher tyres, their strategies offset, and asked to be let by to optimise his race.
From BBC ● Aug. 25, 2026
Education Minister Julius Ogamba has acknowledged there is a rural enrolment problem, saying earlier this year that 2,145 public primary schools would be closing or merging with others to optimise resources.
From BBC ● Jul. 4, 2026
For BMW, Mistral would build specific models that "understand the physics" of the vehicles and are intended to optimise crash-test procedures.
From Barron's ● May 28, 2026
He on Monday proposed "the Tau Scaling Law", or "Her's Law", by which instead of optimising for space, designers optimise for the time taken for the various elements making up a chip to communicate.
From Barron's ● May 25, 2026
"We see a principle with strong effects in the animal model -- now the task is to optimise the approach for humans and move it towards the clinic," says Müller.
From Science Daily ● May 7, 2026
