maximize

verb

USMAK-suh-myz/ˈmæksəmaɪz/

Formsmaximizes, maximizing, maximized

UK spellingmaximise

2 meanings of maximize

1
make largestverbtransitive
To make something as big or as great as it can be.
Like filling a glass right up to the very top so it holds as much as it can.
They want to maximize their profits this year.
Good planning maximizes the use of your time.
Similarboost, increase, optimize, raise, enhance
Oppositeminimize
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2
fill the screenverbtransitive
To make a window grow until it fills the whole screen.
Like opening a folding map all the way so you can see every corner of it.
Click the square button to maximize the window.
She maximized the browser so she could read the whole page.
Similarenlarge, expand
Oppositeminimize
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Origin

From the Latin word "maximus," meaning greatest, plus the ending "-ize."