maximize

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/ˈmæksəmaɪz/

verb

To make as large as possible.

“I need to maximize performance.”

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maximise
Opposite
minimize
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Meanings

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

present singular third person maximizes · participle present maximizing · participle past maximized · past maximized · alternative maximise

  1. transitiveTo make as large as possible.

    I need to maximize performance.

    1 more example

    Strive to maximize your potential.

  2. computingTo 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.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
minimize

verbmake as big or large as possible

Similar
maximise
Opposite
minimize
Broader
increase

verbmake the most of

Similar
maximise
Broader
exploittap

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From Latin maximus + English -ize.

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Translations

Afrikaans maksimeer
  • maksimeerto make as large as possible
Catalan maximitzar, maximitzar
  • maximitzarto make as large as possible
  • maximitzarto expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Chinese Mandarin 最大化, 最大化
  • 最大化 (zuìdàhuà)to make as large as possible
  • 最大化 (zuìdàhuà)to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Czech maximalizovat
  • maximalizovatto make as large as possible
Dutch maximaliseren
  • maximaliserento make as large as possible
Finnish maksimoida, suurentaa
  • maksimoidato make as large as possible
  • suurentaato expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
French maximiser
  • maximiserto make as large as possible
German maximieren
  • maximierento make as large as possible
Greek μεγιστοποιώ
  • μεγιστοποιώ (megistopoió)to make as large as possible
Hungarian maximalizál, teljes méretűre állít
  • maximalizálto make as large as possible
  • teljes méretűre állítto expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Irish uasmhéadaigh
  • uasmhéadaighto expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Japanese 最大化する, 最大化する
  • 最大化する (saidaika suru)to make as large as possible
  • 最大化する (saidaika suru)to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Korean 최대화(最大化)하다, 최대화(最大化)하다
  • 최대화(最大化)하다 (choedaehwahada)to make as large as possible
  • 최대화(最大化)하다 (choedaehwahada)to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Māori whakamōrahi, whakamōrahi
  • whakamōrahito make as large as possible
  • whakamōrahito expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Polish maksymalizować, zmaksymalizować
  • maksymalizowaćto make as large as possible
  • zmaksymalizowaćto make as large as possible
Portuguese maximizar
  • maximizarto make as large as possible
Russian увели́чивать максима́льно, развора́чивать
  • увели́чивать максима́льно (uvelíčivatʹ maksimálʹno)to make as large as possible
  • развора́чивать (razvoráčivatʹ)to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
  • разверну́ть (razvernútʹ)to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
  • максимизи́ровать (maksimizírovatʹ)to expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Slovak maximalizovať
  • maximalizovaťto make as large as possible
Spanish maximizar, extremar
  • maximizarto make as large as possible
  • extremarto make as large as possible
Swedish maximera
  • maximerato expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Vietnamese tối đa hóa
  • tối đa hóato expand (a window) to fill the main display area (computing)
Cite this entry
APA

maximize. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maximize

MLA

“maximize.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maximize. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “maximize,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/maximize.

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