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Definition of optimize verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

optimize

verb
 
/ˈɒptɪmaɪz/
 
/ˈɑːptɪmaɪz/
(British English also optimise)
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they optimize
 
/ˈɒptɪmaɪz/
 
/ˈɑːptɪmaɪz/
he / she / it optimizes
 
/ˈɒptɪmaɪzɪz/
 
/ˈɑːptɪmaɪzɪz/
past simple optimized
 
/ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/
 
/ˈɑːptɪmaɪzd/
past participle optimized
 
/ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/
 
/ˈɑːptɪmaɪzd/
-ing form optimizing
 
/ˈɒptɪmaɪzɪŋ/
 
/ˈɑːptɪmaɪzɪŋ/
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  1. optimize something to make something as good as it can be; to use something in the best possible way
    • to optimize the use of resources
  2. (computing) to change data, software, etc. in order to make it work more efficiently or to make it suitable for a particular purpose
    • It is important that websites are optimized for mobile devices.
  3. Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin optimus ‘best’ + -ize.
See optimize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee optimize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English
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