utilize

American  

[yoot-l-ahyz] / ˈyut lˌaɪz /

especially British, utilise

verb (used with object)

utilized, utilizing

1. to put to use; turn to profitable account.

   to utilize a stream to power a mill.

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utilize British  

/ ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz /

verb

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

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Usage

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.

Other Word Forms

• half-utilized adjective
• nonutilized adjective
• overutilize verb (used with object)
• preutilizable adjective
• preutilize verb (used with object)
• quasi-utilized adjective
• reutilize verb (used with object)
• underutilized adjective
• unutilizable adjective
• unutilized adjective
• utilizable adjective
• utilization noun
• utilizer noun
• well-utilized adjective

Etymology

Origin of utilize

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

Example Sentences

If borrowers failed to make payments on loans for more than nine months, her department would utilize its powers to collect on the delinquent debt.

From The Wall Street Journal

To solve these labor shortages, countries should utilize workers from around the world, with talent abounding in developing regions like Africa and South East Asia, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal

But competition between the two companies remains fierce, and Mahaney expects Google to aggressively utilize Gemini and AI Overviews to defend its share of the ad market.

From MarketWatch

The company has 150 million highly engaged acres, or acres that utilize Deere technology for multiple production steps, and is generating about $40 of precision ag revenue per highly engaged acre.

From Barron's

Any industry analyst will tell you that artificial-intelligence integration in the workplace is imminent and it would be smart to learn how to utilize AI, so you aren’t replaced by it.

From MarketWatch

Related Words

• apply
• appropriate
• employ
• exploit
• handle
• promote
• resort to
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