maximise

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maximise

Past participle: maximised
Gerund: maximising

Imperative
maximise
maximise

Present
I maximise
you maximise
he/she/it maximises
we maximise
you maximise
they maximise

Preterite
I maximised
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he/she/it maximised
we maximised
you maximised
they maximised

Present Continuous
I am maximising
you are maximising
he/she/it is maximising
we are maximising
you are maximising
they are maximising

Present Perfect
I have maximised
you have maximised
he/she/it has maximised
we have maximised
you have maximised
they have maximised

Past Continuous
I was maximising
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he/she/it was maximising
we were maximising
you were maximising
they were maximising

Past Perfect
I had maximised
you had maximised
he/she/it had maximised
we had maximised
you had maximised
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Future
I will maximise
you will maximise
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we will maximise
you will maximise
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Future Perfect
I will have maximised
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Future Continuous
I will be maximising
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you will be maximising
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Present Perfect Continuous
I have been maximising
you have been maximising
he/she/it has been maximising
we have been maximising
you have been maximising
they have been maximising

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been maximising
you will have been maximising
he/she/it will have been maximising
we will have been maximising
you will have been maximising
they will have been maximising

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been maximising
you had been maximising
he/she/it had been maximising
we had been maximising
you had been maximising
they had been maximising

Conditional
I would maximise
you would maximise
he/she/it would maximise
we would maximise
you would maximise
they would maximise

Past Conditional
I would have maximised
you would have maximised
he/she/it would have maximised
we would have maximised
you would have maximised
they would have maximised

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Verb	1.	maximise - make the most of; "He maximized his role" maximize exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
	2.	maximise - make as big or large as possible; "Maximize your profits!" maximize increase - make bigger or more; "The boss finally increased her salary"; "The university increased the number of students it admitted" minimize, minimise - make small or insignificant; "Let's minimize the risk"

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