utilize
verb OPAL W
/ˈjuːtəlaɪz/
/ˈjuːtəlaɪz/
(British English also utilise)
(formal)Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they utilize | /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/ /ˈjuːtəlaɪz/ |
| he / she / it utilizes | /ˈjuːtəlaɪzɪz/ /ˈjuːtəlaɪzɪz/ |
| past simple utilized | /ˈjuːtəlaɪzd/ /ˈjuːtəlaɪzd/ |
| past participle utilized | /ˈjuːtəlaɪzd/ /ˈjuːtəlaɪzd/ |
| -ing form utilizing | /ˈjuːtəlaɪzɪŋ/ /ˈjuːtəlaɪzɪŋ/ |
- utilize something (as something) to use something, especially for a practical purpose synonym make use of
- The Romans were the first to utilize concrete as a building material.
- The resources at our disposal could have been better utilized.
- Vitamin C helps the body utilize the iron present in your body.
Extra Examples- Concrete had long been utilized as a bonding and covering material.
- The new computer system is not being fully utilized yet.
- an oil commonly utilized in aromatherapy
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadverb- commonly
- extensively
- widely
- …
- as
Word Originearly 19th cent.: from French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile via Old French from Latin utilis, from uti ‘to use’.