Maximize — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make as big or large as possible

make the most of

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæksɪmˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaksɪmˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaksɪmˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈæksɪmˌaɪz/.

Examples

Maximize your profits!
He maximized his role

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

maximise

Antonyms

minimise minimize

Parts of Speech

verb	make as big or large as possible “Maximize your profits!”
verb	make the most of “He maximized his role”

Word Forms

maximization	noun	the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position
maximum	noun	the largest possible quantity
maximisation	noun	the act of raising to the highest possible point or condition or position

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

maximieren

Machen Sie es so groß oder groß wie möglich

🇫🇷French

maximiser

faire aussi grand ou grand que possible

🇪🇸Spanish

maximizar

hacer lo más grande o grande posible

🇮🇹Italian

massimizzare

rendere il più grande o grande possibile

🇳🇱Dutch

maximaliseren

zo groot of groot mogelijk maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

maximizar

faça o maior ou maior possível

🇷🇺Russian

максимизировать

сделать как можно больше или больше

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिकतम

जितना संभव हो उतना बड़ा या बड़ा बनाएं

🇧🇩Bengali

সর্বাধিক করা

যতটা সম্ভব বড় বা বড় করুন

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகரிக்க

முடிந்தவரை பெரியதாக அல்லது பெரியதாக ஆக்கு

🇮🇳Telugu

గరిష్టీకరించు

వీలైనంత పెద్దదిగా లేదా పెద్దదిగా చేయండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कमाल करणे

शक्य तितके मोठे किंवा मोठे करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહત્તમ કરો

શક્ય તેટલું મોટું અથવા મોટું બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗರಿಷ್ಠಗೊಳಿಸು

ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾದಷ್ಟು ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿ ಅಥವಾ ದೊಡ್ಡದಾಗಿ ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരമാവധിയാക്കുക

കഴിയുന്നത്ര വലുതോ വലുതോ ആക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ

ਜਿੰਨਾ ਹੋ ਸਕੇ ਵੱਡਾ ਜਾਂ ਵੱਡਾ ਬਣਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیادہ سے زیادہ

جتنا ہو سکے بڑا یا بڑا بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

最大化

尽可能大或大

🇯🇵Japanese

最大化する

できるだけ大きくするか大きくする

🇰🇷Korean

최대화하다

최대한 크거나 크게 만들다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tối đa hóa

làm càng lớn hoặc càng lớn càng tốt

🇹🇭Thai

ขยายใหญ่สุด

ทำให้ใหญ่หรือใหญ่ที่สุดเท่าที่จะเป็นไปได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

maksimalkan

buatlah sebesar atau sebesar mungkin

🇵🇭Filipino

i-maximize

gawin bilang malaki o malaki hangga't maaari

🇲🇾Malay

memaksimumkan

buat sebesar atau besar yang mungkin

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعظيم

اجعلها كبيرة أو كبيرة قدر الإمكان

🇮🇷Persian

به حداکثر رساندن

تا حد امکان بزرگ یا بزرگ بسازید

🇹🇷Turkish

maksimize etmek

mümkün olduğu kadar büyük veya büyük yapın

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַגדִיל

לעשות כמה שיותר גדול או גדול

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