optimize
pronunciation
How to pronounce optimize in British English:
UK [ˈɒptɪmaɪz]
How to pronounce optimize in American English:
US [ˈɑptɪmaɪz]
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- Verb:
- make optimal; get the most out of; use best
- modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
- act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
Word Origin
- optimize (v.)
- 1844, "to act as an optimist," back-formation from optimist. Meaning "to make the most of" is first recorded 1857. Related: Optimized; optimizing.
Example
- 1. These are the things you should streamline and optimize .
- 2. Optimize and distribute a press release announcing blog .
- 3. This chapter explains how to edit and optimize them .
- 4. This is a great way to optimize load performance .
- 5. One of the things we did was to optimize within opcodes .