Maximise — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make the most of

make as big or large as possible

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mˈæksɪmˌaɪz/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈaksɪmˌaɪz/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈaksɪmˌaɪz/

3 syllables Say it as /mˈæksɪmˌaɪz/.

Examples

He maximized his role
Maximize your profits!

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

maximize

Antonyms

minimise minimize

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

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

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

maximieren

Machen Sie das Beste daraus

🇫🇷French

maximiser

profiter de

🇪🇸Spanish

maximizar

aprovechar lo más posible

🇮🇹Italian

massimizzare

sfruttare al meglio

🇳🇱Dutch

maximaliseren

maak er het beste van

🇵🇹Portuguese

maximizar

aproveite ao máximo

🇷🇺Russian

максимизировать

максимально использовать

India

🇮🇳Hindi

अधिकतम

का पूरा फायदा उठाना

🇧🇩Bengali

সর্বোচ্চ করা

সবচেয়ে বেশী করা

🇮🇳Tamil

அதிகரிக்க

அதிகம் பயன்படுத்தவும்

🇮🇳Telugu

గరిష్టీకరించు

అత్యంత సద్వినియోగం చేసుకోండి

🇮🇳Marathi

कमाल करणे

जास्तीत जास्त फायदा घ्या

🇮🇳Gujarati

મહત્તમ કરો

મહત્તમ ઉપયોગ કરો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗರಿಷ್ಠಗೊಳಿಸು

ಹೆಚ್ಚಿನದನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പരമാവധിയാക്കുക

പരമാവധി പ്രയോജനപ്പെടുത്തുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ

ਦਾ ਵੱਧ ਤੋਂ ਵੱਧ ਲਾਭ ਉਠਾਓ

🇵🇰Urdu

زیادہ سے زیادہ

زیادہ سے زیادہ فائدہ اٹھائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

最大化

充分利用

🇯🇵Japanese

最大化する

最大限に活用する

🇰🇷Korean

최대화하다

최대한 활용하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tối đa hóa

tận dụng tối đa

🇹🇭Thai

ขยายใหญ่สุด

ใช้ประโยชน์สูงสุดจาก

🇮🇩Indonesian

maksimalkan

manfaatkan sebaik-baiknya

🇵🇭Filipino

i-maximize

sulitin ang

🇲🇾Malay

memaksimumkan

memanfaatkan sepenuhnya

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تعظيم

الاستفادة القصوى من

🇮🇷Persian

به حداکثر رساندن

بهترین استفاده را ببرید

🇹🇷Turkish

maksimize etmek

en iyi şekilde yararlanmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַגדִיל

להפיק את המרב

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