Meanings
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1
verb
To make something as large or as great as possible.
The company changed its strategy to maximize profits.
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2
verb
To make a window fill the whole computer screen.
Click the icon in the corner to maximize the window.
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Forms
maximizedmaximizesmaximizing
Derived forms
maximandmaximizablemaximizationmaximizerunmaximizeunmaximized
Etymology
From Latin maximus + English -ize.