utilize
VerbUS[yoo-tuh-lahyz]/ˈjutəˌlaɪz/3 syllables
Open English WordNet
Verb (2)utilized, utilizing
- put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose“use your head!”“we only use Spanish at home”“I can't use this tool”“Apply a magnetic field here”“This thinking was applied to many projects”“How do you utilize this tool?”“I apply this rule to get good results”“use the plastic bags to store the food”“He doesn't know how to use a computer”Synonyms: useutiliseapplyemployMore general act, moveMore specific give, take, exert, share, enjoy, exploit, waste, put, fall back, strain +12 moreCauses apply, holdSimilar practice, apply
- convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)More general change, exchange
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)
U′til·ize transitive verb [past tense & past participle Utilized; present participle & verbal noun Utilizing.]
Origin: Cf. F. utiliser.
To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities.
In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as... dungeons.— Nathaniel Hawthorne
Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54