Etymology

From de- +‎ optimizeCategory:English terms prefixed with de-#OPTIMIZE.

Verb

deoptimize (third-person singular simple present deoptimizes, present participle deoptimizing, simple past and past participle deoptimized)Category:English lemmas#DEOPTIMIZECategory:English verbs#DEOPTIMIZECategory:English entries with incorrect language header#DEOPTIMIZECategory:Pages with entries#DEOPTIMIZECategory:Pages with 1 entry#DEOPTIMIZE

1. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#DEOPTIMIZE) To make less than optimal.
2. (transitiveCategory:English transitive verbs#DEOPTIMIZE, programmingCategory:en:Programming#DEOPTIMIZE) To reverse a previous optimization, typically when the assumptions that made it valid prove to be incorrect.

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