optimize
verb
op·ti·mize
ˈäp-tə-ˌmīz 
optimized; optimizing
: to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible
optimize energy use
optimize your computer for speed and memory—
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The new system will optimize the efficiency with which water is used.
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The open-source Proto Fleet software further supports this by streamlining operations and optimizing energy usage.
—Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Enter Engine, who has announced an approximately 3% position in Avantor and is urging the board to focus the organization on commercial and operational excellence, demonstrate organic growth, reduce costs, optimize the portfolio, refresh the board and use free cash flow to repurchase its own stock.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Each 1,000 mg dose—crafted from 80% ascorbic acid and 20% sodium ascorbate—comes in liposomal format to optimize absorption.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2025
While that involves optimizing costs and realigning revenues, growth remains necessary for companies with ambitions to dominate African payments, as Flutterwave does.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2025
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Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2025
Enter Engine, who has announced an approximately 3% position in Avantor and is urging the board to focus the organization on commercial and operational excellence, demonstrate organic growth, reduce costs, optimize the portfolio, refresh the board and use free cash flow to repurchase its own stock.
—Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2025
Each 1,000 mg dose—crafted from 80% ascorbic acid and 20% sodium ascorbate—comes in liposomal format to optimize absorption.
—Conçetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 16 Aug. 2025
While that involves optimizing costs and realigning revenues, growth remains necessary for companies with ambitions to dominate African payments, as Flutterwave does.
—Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 15 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for optimize
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“Optimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optimize. Accessed 24 Aug. 2025.
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