Meanings
verbdeoptimize (third-person singular simple present deoptimizes, present participle deoptimizing, simple past and past participle deoptimized)
present singular third person deoptimizes · participle present deoptimizing · participle past deoptimized · past deoptimized
- transitiveTo make less than optimal.
- transitivecomputingTo reverse a previous optimization, typically when the assumptions that made it valid prove to be incorrect.
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deoptimize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoptimize
MLA
“deoptimize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoptimize. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “deoptimize,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/deoptimize.
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