Openly_Guarded t1_j6ksyt4 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 12:56 AM

Reply to comment by ObligatoryOption in Not being able to verbify 'efficient' is very.. inefficient by inomorr

They're talking about not having a term like efficient-ize, the way you do with other adjectives like legal.

ObligatoryOption t1_j6ktn0v wrote on January 31, 2023 at 1:01 AM

Ah, then an equivalent verb is "optimize", which means to modify (a process) in order to achieve maximum efficiency. The existence of this verb eliminates the need to verbify "efficient" without loss of efficiency.

inomorr OP t1_j6ln1t9 wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:53 AM

Right you are, but then again, not very 'efficient' to have a different word when efficientise would have worked well enough.

RiC_David t1_j6mcv0g wrote on January 31, 2023 at 10:16 AM

Sub-optimal.

Mon69ster t1_j6lh70s wrote on January 31, 2023 at 4:01 AM

Streamline, develop, enhance, ameliorate.