Utilize

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Utilize \U"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Utilized}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Utilizing}.] [Cf. F. utiliser.]
     To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make
     use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to
     utilize one's opportunities.
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           In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their
           numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . .
           dungeons.                                --Hawthorne.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  utilize
       v 1: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a
            particular purpose or for its inherent or natural
            purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at
            home"; "I can't make use of this tool"; "Apply a
            magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many
            projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply
            this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to
            store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"
            [syn: {use}, {utilise}, {apply}, {employ}]
       2: convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  24 Moby Thesaurus words for "utilize":
     apply, bestow, do with, employ, exercise, exert, exploit, handle,
     make use of, manage, manipulate, operate, play, ply, practice,
     process, procure materials, promote, stock, stock up, store, use,
     wield, work