utilize
to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
Origin of utilize
1- Also especially British, u·ti·lise .
Other words from utilize
- u·ti·liz·a·ble, adjective
- u·ti·li·za·tion [yoot-l-ahy-zey-shuhn], /ˌyut l aɪˈzeɪ ʃən/, 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), o·ver·u·ti·lized, o·ver·u·ti·liz·ing.
- pre·u·ti·liz·a·ble, adjective
- pre·u·ti·lize, verb (used with object), pre·u·ti·lized, pre·u·ti·liz·ing.
- qua·si-u·ti·lized, adjective
- re·u·ti·lize, verb (used with object), re·u·ti·lized, re·u·ti·liz·ing.
- un·der·u·ti·lized, adjective
- un·u·ti·liz·a·ble, adjective
- un·u·ti·lized, adjective
- well-u·ti·lized, adjective
Words that may be confused with utilize
- use, utilize
Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024
How to use utilize in a sentence
Hume informs us the rufous-fronted wren-warbler (Franklinia buchanani) utilises a fungus as its cement.
Jungle Folk | Douglas DewarThe sugar refinery near Sofia utilises the whole crop for local consumption.
The Balkan Peninsula | Frank FoxLittle knew Shakespeare of man's perfect power of motion which utilises all energy!
James Watt | Andrew CarnegieIt does not appear to construct burrows, but utilises those of Mice.
Animal Life of the British Isles | Edward StepSometimes the bird utilises the deserted cradle of a fishing-eagle or vulture.
A Bird Calendar for Northern India | Douglas Dewar
British Dictionary definitions for utilize
utilise
/ (ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz) /
(tr) to make practical or worthwhile use of
Derived forms of utilize
- utilizable or utilisable, adjective
- utilization or utilisation, noun
- utilizer or utiliser, noun
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
Browse