Optimize

Pronunciation

• IPA: /É”ptɪmɑɪz/

Alternative forms

• optimise (UK)

Origin

(1844) Back-formation from {{3}}

Full definition of optimize

Verb

1. (originally intransitive) To act optimistically or as an optimist.
2. (transitive) To make (something) optimal.
3. (transitive) To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.
4. (intransitive) To become optimal.

Related terms

• optimal
• optimism
• optimist
• optimum

Synonyms

• (to make optimal) perfect
• (to make more efficient) enhance, hone, improve, perfect