u·til·ize 
(ytl-īz′)
(ytl-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.]
util·iz′a·ble adj.
u′til·i·zation (-ĭ-zāshən) n.
util·iz′er n.