utilize
verbUK /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/ · CA, US /ˈju.tə.laɪz/
Etymology From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”).
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US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilise.
- The scientists utilized advanced technology in their research.
- We must utilize our resources more efficiently.
1 more example
- The program can be utilized for educational purposes.
- Derived terms
- utilizable, utilization, utilizer