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

Derived Forms

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of utilize¹

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

Example Sentences

The 2024 landing itself is slated to utilize hardware built by private companies, most notably the lunar lander for taking humans to the surface.

From MIT Technology Review

Hence, utilizing the avenue of YouTube for your business can be an open-ended option for organizations to help with their marketing and product promotions.

From Search Engine Watch

Elaine Swann, the founder of The Swann School of Protocol, says guests should utilize RSVP opportunities provided by the couple.

From Fortune

Healium, founded in 2013, utilizes augmented and virtual reality and wearable technology to enable users to “see their feelings.”

From Fortune

For example, 10 Lovelace employees will be audited weekly to verify they are not utilizing ZIP codes or geographic locations to screen or test patients.

From ProPublica

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From The Daily Beast

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

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

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• apply
• appropriate
• employ
• exploit
• handle
• promote
• resort to
• take advantage of

When To Use

What is another way to say utilize?

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.