Utilize
11utilize */ — UK [ˈjuːtɪlaɪz] / US [ˈjut(ə)lˌaɪz] verb [transitive] Word forms utilize : present tense I/you/we/they utilize he/she/it utilizes present participle utilizing past tense utilized past participle utilized formal to use something This room is… …
12utilize — v. 1) to utilize fully 2) (D; tr.) to utilize for * * * [ juːtɪlaɪz] (D;tr.) to utilizefor to utilizefully …
13utilize — [[t]ju͟ːtɪlaɪz[/t]] utilizes, utilizing, utilized VERB If you utilize something, you use it. [FORMAL] [V n] Sound engineers utilize a range of techniques to enhance the quality of the recordings... [V n] Minerals can be absorbed and utilized by… …
14utilize — utilizable, adj. utilization, n. utilizer, n. /yooht l uyz /, v.t., utilized, utilizing. to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill. Also, esp. Brit., utilise. [1800 10; < F utiliser, equiv. to utile usef …
15utilize — (BrE also ise) verb ADVERB ▪ commonly, extensively, widely ▪ an oil commonly utilized in aromatherapy ▪ frequently, often ▪ …
16utilize — u|til|ize also utilise BrE [ˈju:tılaız] v [T] [Date: 1800 1900; : French; Origin: utiliser, from utile useful ] formal to use something for a particular purpose ▪ We must consider how best to utilize what resources we have. >utilizable adj… …
17utilize — u|til|ize [ jutl,aız ] verb transitive FORMAL * to use something: This room is mainly utilized for training purposes. What criteria do you utilize in selecting employees? ╾ u|til|i|za|tion [ ,jutlı zeıʃn ] noun uncount …
18utilize — , use. Utilize is the preferred term for making use of something that wasn’t intended for the purpose ( He utilized a coat hanger to repair the car ) or for extracting maximum value ( The farmers utilized every square inch of the hillside ). In …
19utilize — In its strictest sense, utilize means to make the best use of something that wasn t intended for the job ( He utilized a coat hanger to repair his automobile ). It can be legitimately extended to mean making the most practical use of something …
20utilize — or utilise verb make practical and effective use of: he was determined to utilize the new technology. Derivatives utilizable adjective utilization noun utilizer noun Origin C19: from Fr. utiliser, from Ital. utilizzare, from utile (see utile1) …
