Rhyme Dictionary

Rhymes with “Maximize

84 rhyming words found

🎯 Perfect Rhymes for "Maximize"

50 words

These words rhyme exactly with "maximize" — same ending sound.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
scrutinize3verb(transitive) To examine something with great care or detail, as to look for hidden or obscure flaws.
surmise2verb(intransitive) To imagine or suspect; to conjecture; to posit with contestable premises.
aggrandize3verb(transitive) To make great or greater in power, rank, honor, or wealth (applied to persons, countries, etc.).
emphasize3verb(transitive) To stress, give emphasis or extra weight to (something).
recognize3verb(transitive) To match (something or someone which one currently perceives) to a memory of some previous encounter with the same person or thing.
actualize4verb(transitive) To make real; to realize.
analyze3verb(transitive) To subject to analysis.
reprise2noun(music) A repetition of a phrase, a return to an earlier theme, or a second rendition or version of a song in a programme or musical.
comprise2verb(transitive) To be made up of; to consist of (especially a comprehensive list of parts).
likewise2(conjunctive) also; moreover; too.
demise2noun(countable) Death; decease.
rise1noun(intransitive) To move, or appear to move, physically upwards relative to the ground.
chastise2verb(transitive) To castigate; to scold or censure.
apprise2verbTo make (someone or oneself) aware of some information; to inform, to notify.
despise2verbTo regard with contempt or scorn.
devise2verb(transitive) To use one’s intellect to plan or design (something).
optimize3verb(transitive) To make (something) optimal.
utilize3verb(US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise. [To make use of; to use.]
exemplifies4verb(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
arise2verb(intransitive) To come up from one's bed or place of repose; to get up.
advise2verb(transitive) To give advice to; to offer an opinion to, as worthy or expedient to be followed.
realize3verb(transitive) To become aware of, understand, or appreciate (a fact or situation, especially something which has been true for some time).
ostracize3verb(by extension) To exclude a person from a community or from society by not communicating with them or by refusing to acknowledge their presence; to refuse to associate with or talk to; to shun.
jeopardize3verb(US) To put in jeopardy, to threaten.
materialize5verb(intransitive) To take physical form, to appear seemingly from nowhere.
wise1nounShowing good judgement or the benefit of experience.
patronize3verb(transitive) To assume a tone of unjustified superiority toward; to talk down to, to treat condescendingly.
criticize3verbTo find fault (with something).
sympathize3verb(intransitive) To have, show or express sympathy; to be affected by feelings similar to those of another, in consequence of knowing the person to be thus affected
empathize3verb(intransitive) to feel empathy for another person
compromise3nounThe settlement of differences by arbitration or by consent reached by mutual concessions.
disguise2nounMaterial (such as clothing, makeup, a wig) used to alter one’s visual appearance in order to hide one's identity or assume another.
signifies3verbTo give (something) a meaning or an importance.
galvanize3verb(figurative) To shock or stimulate into sudden activity, as if by electric shock.
prise1nounTo force (open) with a lever; to pry.
characterize4verb(transitive) To be typical of.
synthesize3verb(transitive) To combine two or more things to produce a new product.
exercise3noun(countable, uncountable) Activity intended to improve physical, or sometimes mental, strength and fitness.
tantalize3verb(transitive) To tease (someone) by offering or showing them something desirable but leaving them unsatisfied.
supervise3verb(transitive) To oversee or direct a task or organization.
prize1nounAn honour or reward striven for in a competitive contest; anything offered to be competed for, or as an inducement to, or reward of, effort.
organize3verb(transitive) To arrange in working order.
minimize3verb(transitive) To make (something) smaller or as small as possible; shrink; reduce.
mobilize3verb(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
sunrise2nounThe time of day when the sun appears above the eastern horizon.
catalyze3verb(transitive) To accelerate a process.
prioritize4verb(transitive) To value, do, or choose something first, or before other things.
crystallize3verb(transitive) To give a definite or precise form to (something).
lionize3verb(transitive) To treat (a person) as if they were important, or a celebrity.
capitalize4verb(transitive) In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.

🎵 Near Rhymes for "Maximize"

34 words

These words don't rhyme perfectly but share a similar sound — great for slant rhyme and song lyrics.

WordSyllablesTypeDefinition
apply2verb(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
highlight2verb(transitive) To make prominent; emphasize.
design2nounA plan (with more or less detail) for the structure and functions of an artifact, building or system.
stratified3Arranged in a sequence of layers or strata.
satisfied3In a state of satisfaction.
surprised2Caused to feel surprise, amazement or wonder, or showing an emotion due to an unexpected event.
amplified3Having been made the subject of amplification; more potent or stronger, louder
besides2(conjunctive) Also; in addition.
paradise3noun(figuratively) A very pleasant place, such as a place full of lush vegetation.
sacrifice3noun(figurative) The destruction or surrender of anything for the sake of something else regarded as more urgent or valuable; also, the thing destroyed or surrendered for this purpose.
certify3verb(transitive) To attest that a product, service, organization, or person has met an official standard.
analyse3verbBritish standard spelling of analyze.
terrified3Extremely frightened.
satisfy3verb(transitive) To meet the needs of, to fulfill the wishes or requirements of (someone).
appetite3nounA desire to eat food or consume drinks.
override3verb(transitive, intransitive) To counteract the normal operation of something; to countermand with orders of higher priority.
define2verbTo state the meaning of a word, phrase, sign, or symbol.
classified3nounSorted into classes or categories.
inside2nounThe interior or inner part.
crocodile3nounAny of the predatory amphibious reptiles of the family Crocodylidae; (loosely) a crocodilian, any species of the order Crocodilia, which also includes the alligators, caimans and gavials.
diversify4verb(transitive, intransitive) To make the scope of (business, investments, etc.) diverse, especially so as to balance and mitigate risks.
alkalize3verb(transitive) To cause to become alkaline, more basic and less acidic.
alchemize3verbAlternative spelling of alchemise. [(transitive) To change something's properties by means of alchemy or as if by magic.]
anywise3In any case.
atlantides3noun(greek mythology) group of 3 to 7 nymphs who guarded the golden apples that gaea gave as a wedding gift to hera
atomize3verb(transitive) To fragment; to break into small pieces or concepts.
affranchise3verb(transitive) To free from obligation, servitude or service.
pasteurized3(foaled 1935 in Virginia) an American Thoroughbred racehorse best known for winning the 1938 Belmont Stakes.
agonise3verb(British spelling) Alternative spelling of agonize. [(intransitive) To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.]
atomise3verb(British spelling) Alternative spelling of atomize. [(transitive) To separate or reduce into atoms.]
maximized3verb(transitive) To make as large as possible.
thats life2
anglicise3verb(transitive) To make English, as to customs, culture, pronunciation, spelling, or style.
roll die2

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