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Definition of "optimize" []
- To make as perfect or effective as possible. (verb-transitive)
- Computer Science To increase the computing speed and efficiency of (a program), as by rewriting instructions. (verb-transitive)
- To make the most of. (verb-transitive)
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Use "optimize" in a sentence
- "So we track each asset, we manage it to what I call optimize that asset, and we'll pace the sales rate and margin to the investment for what makes us the most money and the best returns."
- "Being forced to troubleshoot & optimize is the means to the end - the better protocol."
- "Science is embedded in an enframed mindset by which the Nietzschean impulse to optimize translates into the outcomes of science, technology."