optimize
verb /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/
/ˈɑːptɪmaɪz/
(British English also optimise)
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they optimize | /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪz/ |
| he / she / it optimizes | /ˈɒptɪmaɪzɪz/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple optimized | /ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪzd/ |
| past participle optimized | /ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪzd/ |
| -ing form optimizing | /ˈɒptɪmaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪzɪŋ/ |
- optimize something to make something as good as it can be; to use something in the best possible way
- to optimize the use of resources
- (computing) to change data, software, etc. in order to make it work more efficiently or to make it suitable for a particular purpose
- It is important that websites are optimized for mobile devices.
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from Latin optimus ‘best’ + -ize.