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maximize
CIDE DICTIONARY
maximize, v. 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, upFor further exploring for "maximize" in Webster Dictionary Online