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utilize

[ yoot-l-ahyz ]

verb (used with object)

, u·ti·lized, u·ti·liz·ing.
  1. to put to use; turn to profitable account:

    to utilize a stream to power a mill.



utilize

/ ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz /

verb

  1. tr to make practical or worthwhile use of


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Derived Forms

  • ˈutiˌlizable, adjective
  • ˌutiliˈzation, noun
  • ˈutiˌlizer, noun

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Other Words From

  • u·ti·liz·a·ble adjective
  • u·ti·li·za·tion [yoot-l-ahy-, zey, -sh, uh, n], noun
  • u·ti·liz·er noun
  • half·-u·til·ized adjective
  • non·u·til·ized adjective
  • o·ver·u·ti·lize verb (used with object) overutilized overutilizing
  • pre·u·ti·liz·a·ble adjective
  • pre·u·ti·lize verb (used with object) preutilized preutilizing
  • qua·si-u·ti·lized adjective
  • re·u·ti·lize verb (used with object) reutilized reutilizing
  • un·der·u·ti·lized adjective
  • un·u·ti·liz·a·ble adjective
  • un·u·ti·lized adjective
  • well-u·ti·lized 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

Nor does the jet have the ability to capture high-definition video, utilize an infra-red pointer.

“If HumaneWatch helps me get where I want to go, then I want to utilize them,” she said.

Perhaps worst of all, public-sector unions utilize mandatory dues to promote bad policy.

We must utilize the reality of Obamacare to bring black America into a new relationship with the health-care system.

Silicon chips are typically two-dimensional, Boahen explained, limiting the number of dedicated currents they can utilize.

And as that miracle hadn't become necessary then, I thought it might be a good idea to utilize the plant now.

As a therapeutic measure, society should utilize psychological knowledge as a new method of control.

Happy the person who knows how to utilize the Law so that it serves the purposes of grace and of faith.

A college is not designed to train and discipline the mind, but to utilize science, and become a school of technology.

In Leptar, however, where you carry these jewels, there is no way at all to utilize them for anything but evil.

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