different between utilize vs maximize

English

Alternative forms

• utilise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ?tilis, from ?t? (“use”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?ju?t?la?z/

Verb

utilize (third-person singular simple present utilizes, present participle utilizing, simple past and past participle utilized)

1. (US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise

Usage notes

• See usage notes at utilise.

Derived terms

Translations

Further reading

• Sir Ernest Gowers: The Complete Plain Words. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1965.
• Eric Partridge: Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English. England, Penguin Books, 1973.
• John E. Kahn (ed): The Right Word at the Right Time. London, Readers Digest, 1985.
• Pam Peters: The Cambridge Australian English Style Guide. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• Hyphenation: u?ti?li?ze

Verb

utilize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of utilizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of utilizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of utilizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of utilizar

English

Alternative forms

• maximise

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?mæks?ma?z/

Verb

maximize (third-person singular simple present maximizes, present participle maximizing, simple past and past participle maximized)

1. to make as large as possible
2. (computing, graphical user interface) to expand (a window) to fill the main display area

Antonyms

• minimize

Translations

Portuguese

Verb

maximize

1. first-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of maximizar
2. third-person singular (ele and ela, also used with você and others) present subjunctive of maximizar
3. third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of maximizar
4. third-person singular (você) negative imperative of maximizar