utilize

u·til·ize  (ytl-z)

tr.v. u·til·ized, u·til·iz·ing, u·til·iz·es

To put to use, especially to find a profitable or practical use for. See Synonyms at use.

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[French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile, useful, from Latin tilis, from t, to use.]

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util·iza·ble adj.

util·i·zation (--zshn) n.

util·izer n.

Usage Note: A number of critics have remarked that utilize is an unnecessary substitute for use. It is true that many occurrences of utilize could be replaced by use with no loss to anything but pretentiousness, for example, in sentences such as They utilized questionable methods in their analysis or We hope that many commuters will continue to utilize mass transit after the bridge has reopened. But utilize can mean "to find a profitable or practical use for." Thus the sentence The teachers were unable to use the new computers might mean only that the teachers were unable to operate the computers, whereas The teachers were unable to utilize the new computers suggests that the teachers could not find ways to employ the computers in instruction.

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utilize (ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz) or utilise

vb

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

ˈutiˌlizable ˈutiˌlisable adj ˌutiliˈzation ˌutiliˈsation n ˈutiˌlizer ˈutiˌliser n

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u•ti•lize (ˈyut lˌaɪz)

v.t. -lized, -liz•ing.

to put to use; turn to profitable or practical account.

[1800–10; < French utiliser, derivative of utile useful]

u`ti•li•za′tion, n.

u′ti•liz`er, n.

syn: See use.

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utilize
Past participle: utilized
Gerund: utilizing

Imperative

utilize

utilize

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	utilize - 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" apply, employ, use, utilise dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base" play - use or move; "I had to play my queen" pull out all the stops - use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting" put, assign - attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" ply - use diligently; "ply your wits!" address - address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question waste - use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience" misapply, misuse - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" overuse, overdrive - make use of too often or too extensively cannibalise, cannibalize - use parts of something to repair something else reprocess, reuse, recycle - use again after processing; "We must recycle the cardboard boxes" exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely" strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" exercise, exert - put to use; "exert one's power or influence" enjoy - have benefit from; "enjoy privileges" take - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" share - use jointly or in common put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" implement - apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" practice, use, apply - avail oneself to; "apply a principle"; "practice a religion"; "use care when going down the stairs"; "use your common sense"; "practice non-violent resistance" resort, recur, fall back - have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat"
	2.	utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) exchange, convert, commute, change - exchange or replace with another, usually of the same kind or category; "Could you convert my dollars into pounds?"; "He changed his name"; "convert centimeters into inches"; "convert holdings into shares"

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utilize

verb use, employ, deploy, take advantage of, resort to, make the most of, make use of, put to use, bring into play, have recourse to, avail yourself of, turn to account Sound engineers utilize a range of techniques.

Translations

utilize [ˈjuːtɪlaɪz] VT → utilizar, aprovecharse de

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utilize [ˈjuːtɪlaɪz] utilise (British) vt [+ technique, object] → utiliser; [+ skills, resources] → exploiter

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utilize

vt → verwenden; situation, time → (be)nutzen; (= take advantage of) opportunity, talent → nutzen; (= make sth new) wastepaper, old wool etc → verwerten

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utilize [ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz] vt (frm) (facilities, resources) → utilizzare; (talent, opportunity) → sfruttare

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utilize, utilise (ˈjuːtilaiz) verb

to find a useful purpose for (something). The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library. gebruik يَسْتَخْدِم، يَسْتَعْمِل използвам utilizar použít verwenden anvende χρησιμοποιώ, αξιοποιώ utilizar ära kasutama به کار گرفتن hyödyntää utiliser לְנַצֵל उपयोग करना koristiti hasznosít menggunakan nÿta, nota utilizzare 利用する 활용하다 panaudoti izlietot menggunakan gebruiken (be)nytte, bruke til spożytkować كار ترې اخيستل، په ګټه اچول، استعمال، لګول، په كار اچول utilizar a utiliza использовать použiť uporabiti koristiti utnyttja, använda, tillvarata ใช้ประโยช��์ kullanmak, yararlanmak 利用 утилізувати, використовувати کام ميں لانا sử dụng, tận dụng 利用 utilitzar

ˌutiliˈzation, ˌutiliˈsation noun

gebruik إنْتِفاع، إسْتِفادَه оползотворяване utilização použití die Nutzbarmachung anvendelse χρησιμοποίηση, αξιοποίηση utilización ärakasutamine به کارگیری käyttö utilisation נִיצוּל उपयोग korištenje, iskorištenje kihasználás, felhasználás penggunaan (hag)nÿting impiego 利用 이용 panaudojimas izlietojums; izlietošana penggunaan gebruik benyttelse; utnyttelse wykorzystanie كار اخيستنه، ګټه اخيتسنه utilização utilizare использование použitie uporaba korišćenje utnyttjande, användande, tillvaratagande การทำให้เป็นประโยชน์ kullanma, yararlanma 利用 утилізація, використання استعمال sự sử dụng, tận dụng 利用 utilització