MAXIMIZE

maximize, maximise

(verb) make as big or large as possible; “Maximize your profits!”

maximize, maximise

(verb) make the most of; “He maximized his role”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

maximize (third-person singular simple present maximizes, present participle maximizing, simple past and past participle maximized)

to make as large as possible

(computing, graphical user interface) to expand (a window) to fill the main display area

Antonyms

• minimize

Source: Wiktionary


Max"i*mize, v. t. Etym: [L. maximus greatest.]

Definition: To increase to the highest degree. Bentham.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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