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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
maximize /ˈmaksɪmʌɪz/ (or maximise)

▶verb

1 make as large or great as possible.

2 make the best use of.

– derivatives
maximization noun,
maximizer noun.

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