maximize C1 Topic:Describing Qualities US /ˈmæksəmaɪz/ See IPA manual Freq #25986 Meanings 1 verb To make something as large or as great as possible. The company changed its strategy to maximize profits. 2 verb To make a window fill the whole computer screen. Click the icon in the corner to maximize the window. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites minimize Word family Forms maximizedmaximizesmaximizing Derived forms maximandmaximizablemaximizationmaximizerunmaximizeunmaximized Etymology AI details From Latin maximus + English -ize. Topics Describing Qualities Technology & Computing Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # maximize **Type:** Word **Level:** C1 **Part of speech:** verb **IPA (US):** /ˈmæksəmaɪz/ **Frequency rank:** 25986 ## Meanings 1. To make something as large or as great as possible. 2. To make a window fill the whole computer screen. ## Examples - The company changed its strategy to maximize profits. - Click the icon in the corner to maximize the window. ## Antonyms - minimize ## Derived Forms - maximand - maximizable - maximization - maximizer - unmaximize - unmaximized ## Etymology From Latin maximus + English -ize. ## AI Etymology Maximize comes from Latin maximus + English -ize. The surrounding word family includes derived forms such as maximand, maximizable, maximization, and maximizer. In present use it covers to make something as large or as great as possible and to make a window fill the whole computer screen. ## Topics - Describing Qualities - Technology & Computing - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown