to utilize
- verb
- /ˈjuːtəˌlaɪz/
- Formal
- We also established a dialogue with departments about how they could utilize the learning commons more effectively.
- utilize technology
- utilize resources
- utilize tools
That will be a full deep breath utilizing the entire lung capacity.
- That will be a full deep breath utilizing the entire lung capacity.
- We can hurt our ability to utilize the source to transfer energy.
- So it's an active choice from your brain to utilize some nutrients or not.
- I can reinvest those or utilize those to pay off bills.
- He was the first white collar case where the government utilized wiretaps ever.
- Most people will utilize it as a fourth bedroom for this area.
Examples
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Other schools, like Westwood School in Georgia, utilize the iPad and iTouch in addition to their laptop programs.
Academic text (2011) -
Now, as your counsel, I'd like to utilize all of the press here in Chicago.
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So we need to utilize that word more often.
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OK, who are the people who who utilize that strategy?
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We can hurt our ability to utilize the source to transfer energy.
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We as a people, we need to learn how to utilize each other.
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So it's an active choice from your brain to utilize some nutrients or not.
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We also gave you a way to control and utilize your magical ability.
Fiction book (1992) -
Within each topic, students can view movies and utilize other interactive features.
Academic text (2011) -
The teacher encourages students to utilize their textbooks for better understanding of the subject.
Synonyms
To put something to work for a purpose
Use something for a particular purpose, for example a rule or method
To use something for a particular purpose
To use resources or chances well to get a good result
Antonyms
How Effective
Surface Forms
Morphology
utilize = util + ize
The verb-forming suffix '-ize' transparently indicates a verbal meaning, but the root 'util' is not a standalone English word and learners cannot reliably connect it to 'use' without additional vocabulary knowledge.
Etymology
The word utilize comes from the Latin root utilis, which means 'useful', and it is like the English words use and utility. It originally meant to make something useful or put it into use, so to utilize something is to use it in a practical or effective way.