utilize

verb

SayYOO-tuh-lyzUS/ˈju.tə.laɪz/AUS/ˈjʉː.tə.lɑez/UKYOO-ti-lyz/ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/

Formsutilizes, utilizing, utilized

UK spellingutilise

3 meanings of utilize

1
put to useverbtransitive
To use something, or make use of it.
You can utilize the free buses to get around the city.
The team utilized computers to check the results.
Similaruse, employ
2
make the mostverbtransitive
To use something as fully and as well as you can.
The new shelves help us utilize all the space in the closet.
The team never fully utilized its best player.
Similarexploit, harness, use
Oppositewaste
3
make doverbtransitive
To use something in a way it was not made for, because you have nothing better.
With no hammer in the house, we had to utilize a shoe.
She utilized an old sheet as a curtain for the window.
Similaruse, employ

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Origin

It came into English from French, and goes back to a Latin word meaning "use".