transitive verb
-·lized·, -·liz·ing to put to use; make practical or profitable use of
Origin of utilize
French utiliser: see utile and -ize
verb
To utilize is to make use of something or to find a practical purpose for something.
An example of utilize is when your college degree helps you get a job.
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utilize
transitive verb
u·til·ized, u·til·iz·ing, u·til·iz·esTo put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of: an approach to the problem that utilizes the latest research; how plants utilize nutrients to produce seeds.
Origin of utilize
French utiliser from Italian utilizzare from utile useful from Latin ūtilis from ūtī to useRelated Forms:
- u′til·iz′a·ble
adjective
- u′til·i·za′tion
noun
- u′til·iz′er
noun
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Verb
(third-person singular simple present utilizes, present participle utilizing, simple past and past participle utilized)
- (American) Alternative spelling of utilise.
Usage notes
- See usage notes at utilise.
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utilize - Computer Definition
A frilly word that means to make use of something. People who want to sound smarter than they really are utilize utilize. I just use use.
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Sentence Examples
- She will only utilize it for common good.
- If I can somehow utilize this gift I can't do it without all your help.
- Cynthia continued to utilize her camera, apologizing for her time-consuming perfectionism.
- The same plants have sometimes a superficial root system in addition, and are thus able to utilize immediately the water from rain showers and perhaps also from dew, as Volkensl maintains.
- Because young people generally understand and utilize technology better than older people, we will see a shift in power and influence toward the young.
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