optimize
verb (used with object)
to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible.
optimizes
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present tense formof optimize (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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He expects Nestlé’s revenue growth to reaccelerate as it optimizes its portfolio around areas like coffee and pet care.
From Barron's ● Jun. 10, 2026
Mattel said the job cuts are part of an effort to save money as the company optimizes for growth.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
To Joel Lewenstein, head of product design at Anthropic, AI slop is “generic content, undifferentiated content — something that optimizes for volume and passive consumption over everything else.”
From MarketWatch ● Dec. 29, 2025
The app optimizes messages in low-connectivity areas and provides features such as a sticker maker and disappearing messages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
Such a structure is generated by the technological implementation of the brain, and it optimizes the activity of the brain in a section of the external reality.
From The Brain, A Decoded Enigma by Dorin Teodor Moisa
