1. to make something as good, effective, or functional as possible
Usage: British spelling; American spelling is ‘optimize’

Examples

• The company hired consultants to optimise their production process.
• She spent hours trying to optimise her computer’s performance.
• The new software will optimise energy usage in the building.
• Engineers worked to optimise the design for maximum efficiency.
• The website was optimised for mobile devices.
• They need to optimise their marketing strategy to reach more customers.