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utilize

especially British, ·پ·

[yoot-l-ahyz]

verb (used with object)

utilized, utilizing 
  1. to put to use; turn to profitable account.

    to utilize a stream to power a mill.



utilize

/ ˈːɪˌɪ /

verb

  1. (tr) to make practical or worthwhile use of

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • utilizable adjective
  • utilization noun
  • utilizer noun
  • half-utilized adjective
  • nonutilized adjective
  • overutilize verb (used with object)
  • preutilizable adjective
  • preutilize verb (used with object)
  • quasi-utilized adjective
  • reutilize verb (used with object)
  • underutilized adjective
  • unutilizable adjective
  • unutilized adjective
  • well-utilized adjective
  • ˈܳپˌ noun
  • ˌܳپˈپDz noun
  • ˈܳپˌ adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of utilize1

First recorded in 1800–10; from French utiliser, equivalent to utile “useful” ( utile ) + -iser -ize
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Example Sentences

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Again, I’m abundantly grateful, and I think it’s about just utilizing these moments to learn, to grow, to evolve.

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This has already come in handy in the strategy game “Civilization VII,” a title I waited for the Switch 2 to play and one that can utilize the more precise maneuvers mouse controls provide.

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“I got out of the observation ward and I thought to myself, you can utilize all those emotions to channel that stuff into music.”

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“You have this pool of human resources that is poorly compensated and not utilized to their full potential,” said Elizabeth Dickinson, a Colombia analyst with the International Crisis Group, a nonprofit think tank.

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“The West started utilizing China as an outsourcer for some engineering but primarily as for these massive art houses that were relatively cheap compared to U.S. and Western studios,” Douglas from CAA said.

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is another way to sayutilize?

To utilize something is to put it to use or turn it to profitable account. How is utilize different from use? Learn more on Thesaurus.com.

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