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1. Make optimal; get the most out of; use best
   "optimise your resources"
   - optimize
    
2. Modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost
   "optimise a computer program"
   - optimize
    
3. Act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
   - optimize

Derived forms: optimised, optimises, optimising

See also: optimisation [Brit], optimum

Type of: act, behave, do, hone, modify, perfect