Optimize

Quick meaning: Optimize is a verb meaning (originally intransitive) To act optimistically or as an optimist.

Meaning

(originally intransitive) To act optimistically or as an optimist.

More Meanings

1. (transitive) To make (something) optimal.
2. (transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.
3. (intransitive) To become optimal.

Example Sentences

We need to optimize the supply chain to reduce costs.

The website was redesigned to optimize user experience.

He used software to optimize the performance of his computer.

Source-to-source program transformations which optimize the resulting code are central to the approach described here.

Word Forms

• optimizes
• optimizing
• optimized
• optimise

Synonyms for optimize

Depending on context, synonyms include enhance, hone, improve, perfect.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include magnify, optimally, best, optimal, optimum, maximum.

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