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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
“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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Derived Forms

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

We utilize all of the ingredients as much as possible.

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How did you utilize your skills and passion for fashion in the food industry?

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“I think that a local rule would be very important, but I would really prefer a statewide rule, and I think ultimately federal legislation on how to transport and utilize these batteries across the nation would be very important.”

There is still a lot to be done in the days remaining in this contest, and especially in the fraught days that will follow, when Trump and Trumpism will utilize both law and journalism to pollute the vote count and question the election process.

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Sato elaborated, "Like Japan, Virginia has high humidity. It also has four seasons like Japan. The fact that the conditions are similar to Japan means that it is easy to utilize our brewing experiences cultivated in Japan. Thanks to the Appalachian Mountains, the water is very good and the hardness is not too high."

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