See Also: Maximize(money)
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maximize verb. Also maximise. E19.
[from Latin maximus (see MAXIMUM) + -IZE.]
verb trans. Increase to the highest possible degree; enhance to the utmost. E19.
A. S. Dale He..went to his father for advice on how to maximize his income.
verb intrans. Chiefly Theology. Maintain the most rigorous or comprehensive interpretation possible of a doctrine or an obligation. L19.
W. S. Lilly I am far from wishing to maximize upon this matter.
verb intrans. Reach a maximum value. L20.
Globe & Mail (Toronto) If emissions were curtailed now, the resultant ozone destruction would maximize around 1990.
maximi'zation noun E19.
maximizer noun M19.