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• General-American: /ˈɑptɪmaɪz/
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• Received-Pronunciation: /ˈɒptɪmaɪz/
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• CMU ARPABET: AA1 P T AH0 M AY2 Z Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h1ep-der. Proto-Indo-European *h1épsder. Proto-Indo-European *h1epi Proto-Indo-European *-tm̥mos ? Latin optimus Proto-Indo-European *-id- Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-idyéti Proto-Hellenic *-íďďō Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Indo-European *-mos Proto-Indo-European *-mós Ancient Greek -μός (-mós) Ancient Greek -ῐσμός (-ĭsmós)der. Latin -ismusbor. French -isme French optim(isme) ▲ Ancient Greek -ῐ́ζω (-ĭ́zō) Proto-Hellenic *-tās Ancient Greek -τής (-tḗs) Ancient Greek -ῐστής (-ĭstḗs)bor. Latin -istabor. French -iste French optimistebor. English optimistbf. English optimize Back-formation from optimist. First attested in 1844.

60 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Bulgarian: оптимист съм (optimist sǎm) — to act optimistically
• Dutch: optimistisch zijn/handelen — to act optimistically
• French: agir en optimiste — to act optimistically
• Galician: optimizar — to act optimistically
• Spanish: optimizar — to act optimistically
• Bulgarian: оптимизирам (optimiziram) — to make (something) optimal
• Chinese Mandarin: 优化 (yōuhuà) — to make (something) optimal
• Czech: optimalizovat — to make (something) optimal
• Danish: optimere — to make (something) optimal
• Dutch: optimaliseren — to make (something) optimal
• Dutch: perfectioneren — to make (something) optimal
• Finnish: optimoida — to make (something) optimal
• French: optimiser — to make (something) optimal
• Galician: optimizar — to make (something) optimal
• German: optimieren — to make (something) optimal
• Greek: βελτιστοποιώ (veltistopoió) — to make (something) optimal
• Hungarian: optimalizál — to make (something) optimal
• Indonesian: mengoptimalkan — to make (something) optimal
• Italian: ottimizzare — to make (something) optimal
• Māori: whakaarotau — to make (something) optimal
• Māori: whakamarohi — to make (something) optimal
• Polish: optymalizować — to make (something) optimal
• Portuguese: otimizar — to make (something) optimal
• Romanian: optimiza — to make (something) optimal
• Russian: оптимизи́ровать (optimizírovatʹ) — to make (something) optimal
• Spanish: optimar — to make (something) optimal
• Spanish: optimizar — to make (something) optimal
• Swedish: optimera — to make (something) optimal
• Ukrainian: оптимізува́ти (optymizuváty) — to make (something) optimal
• Chinese Mandarin: 优化 (yōuhuà) — to make (something) more efficient
• Czech: optimalizovat — to make (something) more efficient
• Danish: optimere — to make (something) more efficient
• Dutch: optimaliseren — to make (something) more efficient
• Dutch: verbeteren — to make (something) more efficient
• Finnish: optimoida — to make (something) more efficient
• Finnish: tehostaa — to make (something) more efficient
• French: optimiser — to make (something) more efficient
• German: optimieren — to make (something) more efficient
• Hungarian: optimalizál — to make (something) more efficient
• Italian: ottimizzare — to make (something) more efficient
• Māori: arotau — to make (something) more efficient
• Māori: whakaarotau — to make (something) more efficient
• Māori: whakamarohi — to make (something) more efficient
• Persian: بهینیدن — to make (something) more efficient
• Polish: optymizować — to make (something) more efficient
• Romanian: optimiza — to make (something) more efficient
• Russian: оптимизи́ровать (optimizírovatʹ) — to make (something) more efficient
• Spanish: optimar — to make (something) more efficient
• Spanish: optimizar — to make (something) more efficient
• Spanish: eficientar — to make (something) more efficient
• Spanish: eficientizar — to make (something) more efficient
• Swedish: optimera — to make (something) more efficient
• Bulgarian: оптимизирам се (optimiziram se) — to become optimal
• Chinese Mandarin: 优化 (yōuhuà) — to become optimal
• Danish: optimere — to become optimal
• Dutch: optimaliseren — to become optimal
• Dutch: verbeteren — to become optimal
• Finnish: optimoida — to become optimal
• French: s'optimiser — to become optimal
• Russian: оптимизи́роваться (optimizírovatʹsja) — to become optimal