ottimizzare

to optimise

verb oht-tee-meet-TSAH-reh Rare

Usage Note

Ottimizzare is a modern borrowing adapted from English 'optimize' (via French optimiser), now fully integrated into Italian. It is conjugated regularly (-are) and is common in technology, business, and engineering: ottimizzare le risorse (to optimise resources), ottimizzare il codice (to optimise code). It takes avere in compound tenses.

Examples

"Dobbiamo ottimizzare i tempi di consegna."

Natural Translation

We need to optimise the delivery times.

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