Subscriber login


Forgot your password?

Library card login

Other

maximize

Syllabification: (max·i·mize)
Pronunciation: /ˈmaksəˌmīz/
Translate maximize | into French | into Italian | into Spanish
Definition of maximize

verb

[with object]
  • make as large or great as possible:the company was aiming to maximize profits
  • make the best use of:a rider can maximize a young horse’s athletic potential

Derivatives

maximization

noun

maximizer

noun

Origin:

early 19th century: from Latin maximus (see maximum) + -ize

maximize in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of maximize in the British & World English dictionary
  |  Cite

Word of the day

epithalamium

/ ˌepəTHəˈlāmēəm /
noun
a song or poem celebrating a marriage …