maximise
verb/ˈmæksimaɪz/
Frequency rank: #11,754 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
To make something as large or as effective as possible.
Example sentence
We need to maximise our use of resources to keep costs low.
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