perfect vs optimize

perfect is a noun but optimize is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
perfect	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
optimize	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, optimize is a hyponym of perfect; that is, optimize is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than perfect:

Other hyponyms of perfect include optimise, brush up, polish, polish up, round, round off.

perfect (noun)	optimize (noun)
a tense of verbs used in describing action that has been completed (sometimes regarded as perfective aspect)

perfect (adjective)	optimize (adjective)
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
precisely accurate or exact
without qualification; used informally as (often pejorative) intensifiers

perfect (verb)	optimize (verb)
make perfect or complete	act as an optimist and take a sunny view of the world
	make optimal; get the most out of; use best
	modify to achieve maximum efficiency in storage capacity or time or cost