maximize

(maksə mīz′)

transitive verb maximized, maximizing

  1. to increase to the maximum; raise to the highest possible degree; enlarge, intensify, etc. as much as possible
  2. to estimate or make appear to be of the greatest possible amount, value, or importance

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See maximize in American Heritage Dictionary 4

transitive verb max·i·mized, max·i·miz·ing, max·i·miz·es
  1. To increase or make as great as possible: “the ideal of maximizing opportunity through the equalizing of educational opportunity” (Robert J. Havighurst).
  2. To assign the highest possible importance to.
  3. Mathematics To find the largest value of (a function).

Related Forms:

  • maxˌi·mi·zaˈtion (-mĭ-zāˈshən) noun
  • maxˈi·mizˌer noun

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