[op-tuh-mahyz] 
verb, -mized, -miz⋅ing.| 1. | to make as effective, perfect, or useful as possible. |
| 2. | to make the best of. |
| 3. | Computers. to write or rewrite (the instructions in a program) so as to maximize efficiency and speed in retrieval, storage, or execution. |
| 4. | Mathematics. to determine the maximum or minimum values of (a specified function that is subject to certain constraints). |
| 5. | to be optimistic. |
| op·ti·mize (ŏp'tə-mīz') tr.v. op·ti·mized, op·ti·miz·ing, op·ti·miz·es
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optimize
optimisation
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