Meaning & use
optimize
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To make something as effective, efficient, or perfect as possible.
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The team optimized the website to load faster on mobile devices.
She rearranged her schedule to optimize her time between work and study.
A note on using this word
Optimize is common in technology, business, and science to describe fine-tuning a system or process for the best possible result, rather than just making a general improvement.
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