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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Vehicle selection remains deliberate, with the company focusing on a limited number of candidates and investing thousands of hours in developing, testing, and optimizing each build to balance modern electric systems with the character of the original car.
—Paul Ratner, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Every recipe in Weinstein’s book is optimized for small-batch quantities, and the food can be refrigerated safely and used up quickly, rather than processed with heat and pressure for long-term pantry storage.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Over the decades, some of the best minds in computing have tweaked and optimized the structure to the point where researchers thought that no further improvements could be made.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
And optimizing sleep hygiene by keeping a cool, dark room and a wind-down routine can mitigate some of the sleep-disrupting symptoms of midlife.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2025
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Paul Ratner, Interesting Engineering, 17 Dec. 2025
Every recipe in Weinstein’s book is optimized for small-batch quantities, and the food can be refrigerated safely and used up quickly, rather than processed with heat and pressure for long-term pantry storage.
—Francesca Giuliani Hoffman, CNN Money, 17 Dec. 2025
Over the decades, some of the best minds in computing have tweaked and optimized the structure to the point where researchers thought that no further improvements could be made.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
And optimizing sleep hygiene by keeping a cool, dark room and a wind-down routine can mitigate some of the sleep-disrupting symptoms of midlife.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Optimize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/optimize. Accessed 18 Dec. 2025.
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