deoptimize
deoptimize · deoptimizes · deoptimized · deoptimizing
To make less than optimalTo make less than optimal.
Meaning
2 senses(transitive)To make less than optimal.
(transitive)To reverse a previous optimization, typically when the assumptions that made it valid prove to be incorrect.
Origin
From de- + optimize.From de- + optimize.
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Forms
deoptimizes, deoptimizing, deoptimized, deoptimized| Base form | deoptimize · to deoptimize |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | deoptimizes |
| Present participle | deoptimizing |
| Past simple | deoptimized |
| Past participle | deoptimized |
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Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle