optimize

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op·ti·mize | \ ˈäp-tə-ˌmīz

optimized; optimizing

Definition of optimize

transitive verb

: to make as perfect, effective, or functional as possible optimize energy use optimize your computer for speed and memory— Charles Brannon

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

Recent Examples on the Web Trusting teams review performance to optimize their work for success — not to criticize each other. — Seye Oloruntoba, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2021 Social platforms optimize for broad, shallow interactions that keep people scrolling in order to collect the reams of data necessary to support their advertising business. — Mike Donoghue, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2021 Soylent may optimize meeting one’s daily nutritional needs with minimal cost and time investment. — Rob Reich, Time, 10 Sep. 2021 Interestingly, Intel has co-designed with Microsoft a special thread scheduler, destined for Windows 11, that will optimize performance. — Mark Hachman, PCWorld, 19 Aug. 2021 With a colorful blend of biting absurdity and copious dad jokes to offset the commonplace narrative, Rianda and Rowe optimize their dysfunctional family road trip for high-functioning enjoyment. — Robert Daniels, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2021 For the Covid-19 pandemic to stay on a downward trend, the U.S. must optimize a national viral sequencing network that is scalable and based on regional capabilities for sequencing and public health intervention. — James Crawford, STAT, 9 Apr. 2021 The three off-road drive modes—Snow, Mud, and Sand—optimize the throttle response, transmission, and torque-vectoring all-wheel-drive system for particular conditions. — John Pearley Huffman, Car and Driver, 3 Mar. 2021 Farmers can optimize their products with single, half-shell oysters that sell for a higher price than clumps harvested off reefs. — Matt Wyatt, San Antonio Express-News, 25 Feb. 2021

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