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Definition of optimize verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

optimize

verb

NAmE//ˈɑptəˌmaɪz//

optimize somethingVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they optimize

he / she / it optimizes

past simple optimized

-ing form optimizing

to make something as good as it can be; to use something in the best possible way to optimize the use of resources

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