otimizar

Portuguese

Alternative forms

Etymology

From ótimo +‎ -izar.

Pronunciation

 
  • (Brazil) IPA(key): /o.t͡ʃi.miˈza(ʁ)/ [o.t͡ʃi.miˈza(h)]
    • (São Paulo) IPA(key): /o.t͡ʃi.miˈza(ɾ)/
    • (Rio de Janeiro) IPA(key): /o.t͡ʃi.miˈza(ʁ)/ [o.t͡ʃi.miˈza(χ)]
    • (Southern Brazil) IPA(key): /o.t͡ʃi.miˈza(ɻ)/
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ti.miˈzaɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /ɔ.ti.miˈza.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: o‧ti‧mi‧zar

Verb

otimizar (first-person singular present otimizo, first-person singular preterite otimizei, past participle otimizado)

  1. (transitive) to optimize (Make great.)
  2. (transitive) to optimize (Carry out optimization of; restructure with the aim of obtaining the highest possible yield.)
  3. (transitive, statistics) to optimize (Solve (a problem) with optimization criteria.)

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