optimize
Americanverb (used with object)
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to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
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to make the best of.
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Computers. to write or rewrite (the instructions in a program) so as to maximize efficiency and speed in retrieval, storage, or execution.
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Mathematics. to determine the maximum or minimum values of (a specified function that is subject to certain constraints).
verb (used without object)
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(tr) to take the full advantage of
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(tr) to plan or carry out (an economic activity) with maximum efficiency
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(intr) to be optimistic
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(tr) to write or modify (a computer program) to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity, time, cost, etc
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(tr) to find the best compromise among several often conflicting requirements, as in engineering design
Other Word Forms
- optimization noun
Etymology
Origin of optimize
Example Sentences
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Opportunities to transform, improve and optimize are rarely more than a click away.
From Salon
For influencers and podcasters who discuss sometimes novel techniques to optimize health and fitness, underwear is the latest in a line of favorite topics, after things such as protein intake, sunlight exposure and seed oils.
“How are we using AI to optimize both of those other areas? How do we use AI for ourselves to make ourselves the best we can be?”
Bots optimized for engagement want a never-ending dialogue.
Where the slop bowl is optimized for throughput, the hippie bowl is the product of belief.
From Salon
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