verb /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪz/
(British English also optimise)
Verb Forms /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪz/ /ˈɒptɪmaɪzɪz/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪzɪz/ /ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪzd/ /ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪzd/ /ˈɒptɪmaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈɑːptɪmaɪzɪŋ/ present simple I / you / we / they optimize he / she / it optimizes past simple optimized past participle optimized -ing form optimizing
- 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.
See optimize in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee optimize in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic English