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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2005)

v
1: make optimal; get the most out of; use best; "optimize your resources" [syn: optimize, optimise]
2: modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost; "optimize a computer program" [syn: optimize, optimise]
3: act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world [syn: optimize, optimise]

Merriam Webster's

transitive verb (-mized; -mizing) Date: 1857 to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible • optimizer noun

Oxford Reference Dictionary

v. (also -ise) 1 tr. make the best or most effective use of (a situation, an opportunity, etc.). 2 intr. be an optimist. Derivatives: optimization n. Etymology: L optimus best

Collin's Cobuild Dictionary

(optimizes, optimizing, optimized) Note: in BRIT, also use 'optimise' 1. To optimize a plan, system, or machine means to arrange or design it so that it operates as smoothly and efficiently as possible. (FORMAL) The new systems have been optimised for running Microsoft Windows. VERB: V n 2. To optimize a situation or opportunity means to get as much advantage or benefit from it as you can. (FORMAL) What can you do to optimize your family situation? VERB: V n