utilize
Americanverb (used with object)
verb
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
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“Systemic therapies have shown poor bioavailability in pancreatic tumors, limiting their effectiveness. Optune Pax is a fundamentally different treatment, utilizing a biophysical approach that targets the unique electrical properties of cancer cells.”
From Barron's
“Existing power supplies, development of energy assets, utilizing infrastructure,” Calabria said of the attraction of having data centers build on Origin-owned land.
The title is also incredibly clever, an accurate reuse of the Greek poem with the line, “they tried to bury us, but they didn’t know that we were seeds,” which was utilized by the Zapatistas.
From Salon
Similar competition series, including “America’s Got Talent” and “American Idol,” have utilized audience voting to help decide winners, but the ease of voting is one element the show is banking on to keep viewers hooked.
From Los Angeles Times
Even if Tesla fails to deliver the trucks and doesn’t eventually receive government incentives, it prevents other automakers — with EVs in stock — from utilizing the funding more immediately.
From Los Angeles Times
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