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maximize

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Verb (transitive)
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max=im=ize

CIDE DICTIONARY

maximizev. t. [L. maximus greatest.].
     To increase to the highest degree.  Bentham.  [1913 Webster]

OXFORD DICTIONARY

maximize, v.tr. (also -ise) increase or enhance to the utmost.

Derivative
maximization n. maximizer n.
Etymology
L maximus: see MAXIMUM

THESAURUS

maximize

add to, aggrandize, amplify, augment, boost, broaden, build, build up, elaborate, embellish, enhance, enlarge, exaggerate, exalt, expand, extend, fatten, fill out, hike, hike up, improve, increase, inflate, jack up, jump up, lengthen, magnify, make much of, overdo, overemphasize, overplay, oversell, overstate, overstress, parlay, put up, pyramid, raise, thicken, up

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