utilize
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u·til·ize
(yo͞ot′l-īz′)tr.v. u·til·ized, u·til·iz·ing, u·til·iz·es
To put to use, especially to make profitable or effective use of: an approach to the problem that utilizes the latest research; how plants utilize nutrients to produce seeds.
[French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile, useful, from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī, to use.]
u′til·iz′a·ble adj.
u′til·i·za′tion (-ĭ-zā′shən) n.
u′til·iz′er n.
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utilize
(ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz) orutilise
vb
(tr) to make practical or worthwhile use of
ˈutiˌlizable, ˈutiˌlisable adj
ˌutiliˈzation, ˌutiliˈsation n
ˈutiˌlizer, ˈutiˌliser n
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u•ti•lize
(ˈyut lˌaɪz)v.t. -lized, -liz•ing.
to put to use; turn to profitable or practical account.
[1800–10; < French utiliser, derivative of utile useful]
u`ti•li•za′tion, n.
u′ti•liz`er, n.
syn: See use.
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utilize
Past participle: utilized
Gerund: utilizing
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| Verb | 1. |  utilize - put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"dedicate, devote, commit, consecrate, give - give entirely to a specific person, activity, or cause; "She committed herself to the work of God"; "give one's talents to a good cause"; "consecrate your life to the church" play - employ in a game or in a specific position; "They played him on first base" play - use or move; "I had to play my queen" pull out all the stops - use all resources available; "The organizers pulled out all the stops for the centennial meeting" put, assign - attribute or give; "She put too much emphasis on her the last statement"; "He put all his efforts into this job"; "The teacher put an interesting twist to the interpretation of the story" ply - use diligently; "ply your wits!" address - address or apply oneself to something, direct one's efforts towards something, such as a question waste - use inefficiently or inappropriately; "waste heat"; "waste a joke on an unappreciative audience" misapply, misuse - apply to a wrong thing or person; apply badly or incorrectly; "The words are misapplied in this context"; "You are misapplying the name of this religious group" avail - use to one's advantage; "He availed himself of the available resources" cannibalise, cannibalize - use parts of something to repair something else exploit, work - use or manipulate to one's advantage; "He exploit the new taxation system"; "She knows how to work the system"; "he works his parents for sympathy" strain, extend - use to the utmost; exert vigorously or to full capacity; "He really extended himself when he climbed Kilimanjaro"; "Don't strain your mind too much" enjoy - have benefit from; "enjoy privileges" take - travel or go by means of a certain kind of transportation, or a certain route; "He takes the bus to work"; "She takes Route 1 to Newark" share - use jointly or in common put to work, work - cause to work; "he is working his servants hard" implement - apply in a manner consistent with its purpose or design; "implement a procedure" |
| 2. | utilize - convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) |
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utilize
verb use, employ, deploy, take advantage of, resort to, make the most of, make use of, put to use, bring into play, have recourse to, avail yourself of, turn to account Sound engineers utilize a range of techniques.
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utilize
verbTo put into action or use:
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Translations
použít
anvende
hasznosít
nÿta, nota
izlietot
kullanmakyararlanmak
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utilize
[ˈjuːtɪlaɪz] utilise (British) vt [+ technique, object] → utiliser; [+ skills, resources] → exploiterCollins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
utilize
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
utilize
[ˈjuːtɪˌlaɪz] vt (frm) (facilities, resources) → utilizzare; (talent, opportunity) → sfruttareCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
utilize,
utilise
(ˈjuːtilaiz) verb to find a useful purpose for (something). The extra money is being utilized to buy books for the school library.
ˌutiliˈzation, ˌutiliˈsation nounKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
utilize
vt utilizarEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.