maximize

• maximise

From Latin maximus + English -ize.^[1]

• IPA^(key): /ˈmæksəmaɪz/

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

1. (transitive) To make as large as possible.

   I need to maximize performance.

   Strive to maximize your potential.

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

   Since I only have one window open, I maximized the window so that the desktop is not visible.

• minimize

• Rhymes: (Brazil) -izi, (Portugal) -izɨ
• Hyphenation: ma‧xi‧mi‧ze

maximize

1. inflection of maximizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative