( BrE also op·ti·mise ) / ˈɒptɪmaɪz; NAmE ˈɑːp-/ verb
[ vn ] to make sth as good as it can be; to use sth in the best possible way :
to optimize the use of resources
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Latin optimus best + -ize .
( BrE also op·ti·mise ) / ˈɒptɪmaɪz; NAmE ˈɑːp-/ verb
[ vn ] to make sth as good as it can be; to use sth in the best possible way :
to optimize the use of resources
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WORD ORIGIN
early 19th cent.: from Latin optimus best + -ize .
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005