make use

VERB

use

Synonyms

STRONGEST

adopt apply employ handle manage operate practice run spend utilize wield work

STRONG

capitalize capitalize on consume deplete exercise exert exhaust expend occupy ply squander take waste

WEAK

avail oneself of bring into play bring to bear draw on find a use make do with make the most of play on press into service put forth put into action put to use put to work run through turn to account

Antonyms

STRONGEST

cease halt leave alone let go mismanage misuse neglect reject renounce repudiate stop

STRONG

save

WEAK

abstain

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make use

The Welsh government's latest estimate, external is that it would require between £250m and £500m of extra funding a year, depending on how many parents make use of the scheme.

From BBC ● Sep. 16, 2026

He said California, Oregon and Washington could also make use of federal funding from the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, or NEVI.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

Other children at the shelter kick a ball around while their parents make use of food donations to cobble together meals for their little ones.

From Barron's ● Aug. 14, 2026

If you can make use of the $6,000 extra senior deduction for both you and your spouse, all the better.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 6, 2026

And in rebuilding it they could not this time, as before, make use of the fallen stones.

From "Animal Farm: A Fairy Story" by George Orwell

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