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maximize
max·i·mize [ máksi mz ] (past and past participle max·i·mized, present participle max·i·miz·ing, 3rd person present singular max·i·miz·es)


transitive verb 
Definition:
 
1. increase something to maximum: to make something as great as possible
maximize the chances of success
2. emphasize importance of something: to attach the greatest importance to something
Historians maximize the treaty's benefits to trade and tend not to mention its political costs.
3. comput make image larger: to increase the size of a computer image
4. mathematics find largest value of function: in mathematics, to find or work out the largest value of a function

max·i·mi·za·tion [ màksimi záysh'n ] noun
max·i·miz·er noun
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