suboptimize
/sʌbˈɑptəmaɪz/
verb
- To make something less than optimal, especially by improving one part while harming the overall system.
- If you only focus on saving money in one area, you might suboptimize the entire project.
- The manager warned that rushing the design could suboptimize the final product.
- Companies sometimes suboptimize their supply chain by ignoring long-term costs.
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