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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

The research team plans to further utilize AI capabilities at UM Institute for Health Computing to process larger datasets and examine the causal relationship between snoring and brain outcomes.

“Imagine how much bigger the drop would have been had the city utilized the full potential of its homelessness budget,” he said.

"Now we've got this blueprint for how different plants utilize the sun's energy to survive in different environments," says Joseph Swift, co-first author of the study and a postdoctoral researcher in Ecker's lab.

Instead, tariffs could mainly affect "very discount brands that are utilizing or have the benefit of economic coercion," said Daniels.

From Salon

The new method can also be utilized for observing and preserving 3D biological structures that are typically difficult to study in soil, opening new opportunities for research in plant and fungal biology.

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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.

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