utilizes
SayYOO-tuh-lyz-izUS/ˈju.tə.laɪz.ɪz/AUS/ˈjʉː.tə.lɑez.ɪz/UKYOO-ti-lyz-iz/ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz.ɪz/
- 1Third-person singular simple present of utilize.
The factory utilizes recycled materials in most of its products.
This software utilizes the computer's full processing capacity.
Note
The -s form that goes with a singular subject: the factory utilizes, but the factories utilize. Its spelling follows the lemma's split. The -ize form is standard in American and Canadian writing and in Oxford-style British spelling. Other British usage prefers utilise, which gives utilises. Whichever spelling a text adopts, keep it consistent from utilize to utilizes.
utilizes is a form of utilize
utilize, verb: To make use of something or put it to use. Full entry
- Spelling
- utilize → utilizes: add -s
- Sound
- The ending sounds like /ɪz/, an extra syllable.
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