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to maximize

to maximize

133 4.1
To make something as large or useful as possible
  • verb
  • /ˈmæksɪmaɪz/
translation icon : maximizar
  • The authors share specific techniques and tips to help a presenter maximize confidence and convey messages.
  • maximize profits
  • maximize earnings
  • maximize time

You know, we minimize risk while we maximize activity.

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Examples

  • All teachers and students are interested in maximizing efficiency in learning.

    Academic text (2011)
  • The company implemented new strategies to maximize profits this quarter.

  • So I knew that I had to maximize the work day.

  • You can absolutely maximize your marketing skills.

  • We're going to maximize the sales.

  • I think you have to maximize your positive features.

  • Do each thing with one hundred percent attention and maximize your energy and time.

    Fiction book (1992)
  • The next step is to maximize your sleep hygiene.

  • Training activities often run in parallel with both components to maximize their impact.

    Academic text (2011)
  • Positive social settings maximize the satisfaction of athletes' basic needs that consequently foster their well-being.

    Academic text (2011)

Synonyms

to optimize
vsto maximize
69 5.3

Make something work as well as possible

aims for greatest amount or size rather than just efficiency
to max
vsto maximize
  • Informal
46 5.6

To reach the highest possible level or amount

is about actively making something as large or effective as possible
to max out
vsto maximize
  • Informal
27 4.9

Reach the highest level or amount

focuses on increasing or using something to its fullest extent

Antonyms

117 3.7

Make something as small as possible to reduce its effect

How Large

to maximize
133 4.1
to boost
265 2.5
to raise
2.9
to increase
1.0

Surface Forms

maximize infinitive
maximized past
maximized past participle
maximizing present participle
maximizes third person singular

Morphology

maximize = maximum (transparent) = maximum + ize

Productive verb formation from a superlative/adjective root meaning 'greatest' plus the verb-forming suffix '-ize' yielding 'make or become greatest'.

Etymology

Maximize comes from the root maxim- meaning 'greatest', the same root as maximum, and the ending -ize meaning 'to make'. So to maximize something is to 'make it greatest' or use it as fully as possible.