'Maximize' definitions:

Definition of 'maximize'

From: WordNet
verb
Make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!" [syn: maximize, maximise] [ant: minimise, minimize]
verb
Make the most of; "He maximized his role" [syn: maximize, maximise]

Definition of 'Maximize'

From: GCIDE
  • Maximize \Max"i*mize\, v. t. [L. maximus greatest.] To increase to the highest degree. --Bentham. [1913 Webster]