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)
verb
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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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Japanese companies are focused on optimizing balance sheets and growth strategies, Pasquill said.
From Barron's
Operational improvements are supporting Krispy Kreme’s turnaround, Charlesworth said, with margins rising in the latest quarter thanks to optimized production, increased productivity and an outsourcing program for logistics that has reduced costs.
“The financial system, optimized over decades for a world of scarce human minds, is repricing. That repricing is painful, disorderly, and far from complete.”
From Barron's
Government and industry optimized our weapons to be ever more exquisite, expensive and scarce.
“We aren’t walking around thinking we have the divine right to success. We are walking around thinking about how to optimize the value we give to our customers.”
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