Definition of OPTIMIZE

optimize

Verb

Verb Forms: optimized, optimizing, optimizes

  • To make something as perfect, useful, or effective as possible.
  • make optimal; get the most out of; use best
    • "optimize your resources"
  • modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
    • "optimize a computer program"
  • act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
  • To act optimistically or as an optimist.
  • To make (something) optimal.
  • To make (something) more efficient, such as a computer program.
  • To become optimal.

Examples

  • She aimed to optimize her tile placement to block her opponent’s potential triple word score.

Origin / Etymology

(1844) Back-formation from optimist.

Synonyms

optimise, enhance, hone, improve, perfect, to make optimal

Scrabble Score: 21

optimize: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
optimize: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
optimize: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 23

optimize: valid Words With Friends Word