Hypertext Webster Gateway: "maximize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Maximize \Max"i*mize\, v. t. [L. maximus greatest.]
To increase to the highest degree. --Bentham.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
maximize
v 1: make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!"
[syn: {maximise}] [ant: {minimize}, {minimize}]
2: make the most of; "He maximized his role" [syn: {maximise}]
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