streamline
Translation
to streamline, to make more efficient, to rationalize
Examples
We need to streamline our production process.
We need to streamline our production process.
The car's body is streamlined for speed.
The car's body is streamlined for speed.
Grammar Patterns
((sth.)) to make (sth.) more efficient or simple. We need to streamline our production process.
Similar Words
Synonyms: simplify, rationalize, modernize, make more efficient
Etymology
From 'stream' + 'line'. The idea is to make something flow as smoothly and directly as a stream in a line.
Memory Tips
Imagine a fast, smooth stream. To 'streamline' something is to make it flow just like that, without any obstacles.