{
    "term": "optimize",
    "partOfSpeech": "verb",
    "verbForms": {
        "presentSimple": {
            "iYouWeThey": "optimize",
            "heSheIt": "optimizes"
        },
        "pastSimple": "optimized",
        "pastParticiple": "optimized",
        "ingForm": "optimizing"
    },
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "to make something as good as it can be; to use something in the best possible way",
            "sensetop": "optimize something",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "to optimize the use of resources"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "to change data, software, etc. in order to make it work more efficiently or to make it suitable for a particular purpose",
            "labels": "(computing)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "It is important that websites are optimized for mobile devices."
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒptɪmaɪz/",
                "audio": "op/optimize/optimize__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒptɪmaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "op/optimize/optimizes__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒptɪmaɪzd/",
                "audio": "op/optimize/optimized__gb_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒptɪmaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "op/optimize/optimizing__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːptɪmaɪz/",
                "audio": "op/optimize/optimize__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːptɪmaɪzɪz/",
                "audio": "op/optimize/optimizes__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːptɪmaɪzd/",
                "audio": "op/optimize/optimized__us_1.mp3"
            },
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɑːptɪmaɪzɪŋ/",
                "audio": "op/optimize/optimizing__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 19th cent.: from Latin optimus ‘best’ + -ize."
}