optimize

verb

op·​ti·​mize ˈäp-tə-ˌmīz 

optimized; optimizing

transitive verb

: to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible

optimize energy use

optimize your computer for speed and memory

—Charles Brannon

optimizer

ˈäp-tə-ˌmī-zər 

noun

Examples of optimize in a Sentence

The new system will optimize the efficiency with which water is used.

Recent Examples on the Web

We were also left with the impression that they likely could be optimized to work better together if someone was so inclined to do so, but as Windows 11 isn't a key target for the Raspberry Pi 5 or its AI hardware, this has not been done as of yet. —Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PCMAG, 4 June 2024

Image: Nvidia Nvidia’s own AI assistant can also optimize and tune PC settings, including providing charts of PC latency and frames per second over the past 60 seconds. —Tom Warren, The Verge, 2 June 2024

CPUs can handle some AI models, but performance often isn’t ideal, and many AI models aren’t optimized for the hardware. —IEEE Spectrum, 23 May 2024

One initial approach could be to optimize flight routes. —Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 23 May 2024

Word History

Etymology

earlier, "to make the best or most of," from optim(um) or optim(ism) + -ize

First Known Use

1941, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing optimize

• sub-optimize