transitive. To use, make use of. Obsolete.

transitive. To transfer by one's own direct act into one's possession or keeping; to gain ownership of; to appropriate.

transitive. To put (something) to a specified use or purpose (now esp. a person's advantage); to make use of, employ (a thing). With to (formerly…

transitive. To put (an instrument, implement, etc.) to practical use; esp. to make use of (a device designed for the purpose) in accomplishing a task.

to fare with (a thing): to make use of, employ, possess; to live upon (food). Obsolete.

transitive. To use, make use of.

To make use of; to use or employ. Now rare.

transitive. To put to practical or effective use, esp. as a material or resource; to utilize.

To use, employ, handle. Obsolete.

transitive. To make use of, use, employ; to exert (one's strength). Also reflexive: to exert oneself.

transitive. To make use of, use (a thing). Obsolete.

to put (also set) in work: †(a) to make use of (obsolete); (b) to put in operation; = to put (also set) to work at phrases 1f(a) (now rare).

transitive. To put to practical use; to make use of, employ. Obsolete.

transitive. To put to use, employ; to spend, dispose of.

transitive. To make use of, avail oneself of (time, an opportunity, etc.); to spend or pass (time). Also in later use: to occupy (time) with an…

intransitive. To have recourse to (something); to draw upon; to utilize. Cf. to call on —— 2c at phrasal verbs 2.

reflexive. with of or with: To make use of, avail oneself of. (= French se servir de). Obsolete.

transferred and figurative. To deal with or employ.

transitive. To use, do something competently with; to make appropriate or skilful use of.

transitive. To put in action or motion. To put in operation, employ, use (an instrument, remedy, or any agency); to work (an animal). Obsolete.

transitive. To make good use of (a thing); to employ to advantage; (more neutrally) to utilize for a particular purpose; to avail oneself of. Cf…

transitive (reflexive). With of (formerly also with). To avail oneself of (something); to make use of. Now rare.

figurative.

transitive. To put into operation or exercise; to carry into act; to commit (a crime). Obsolete.

To employ; to utilize. Also with modifying word.

(Now the usual sense.) transitive. To make use of (something) as a tool or weapon.

transitive. To bring into operation; to employ, use.

esp. to avail oneself of (in Shakespeare, elliptically, to avail of). to benefit oneself or profit by; to take advantage of, turn to account. (With…

esp. to avail oneself of (in Shakespeare, elliptically, to avail of). to benefit oneself or profit by; to take advantage of, turn to account. (With…

transitive. To give (a person) the benefit or advantage of something; = to avail of —— 3 at avail, v. phrasal verbs. Chiefly reflexive: to avail…

†to make practice of (a) to practise, to carry out in action; (b) to make use of, to use. Obsolete.

transitive. To employ.

transitive. To employ for one's occasions or needs, to make use of. Obsolete. rare.

intransitive. To have recourse to (something); to summon up or draw upon (a mental or physical resource); to utilize; (also) to ask for. Cf. to call u…

transitive (reflexive). To avail oneself of. Obsolete. rare.

transitive and intransitive. In speech and representations of speech: = use, v.

transitive. To make or render useful; to convert to use, turn to account.