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

Build strategy on a shrinking labor base and a thinning middle class, and even the smartest models will optimize you into a smaller future. —Katica Roy, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025

Developed by design studio Quartostile, the innovative exterior is the result of careful research aimed at optimizing every available cubic inch within the 300 GT limit. —Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025

Now, the company is expanding that logic even further, teaming up with Broadcom to design and deploy racks of custom silicon optimized for OpenAI’s workloads. —Mackenzie Sigalos, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2025

This feedback system helps the turbine optimize energy capture and protect itself in extreme conditions. —Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2025

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

Rhymes for optimize

• advertise
• aggrandize
• agonize
• alibis
• alkalies
• alkalis
• amortize
• amplifies
• analyse
• analyze
• anywise
• authorize