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utilize

[yoot-l-ahyz] / ˈyut lˌaɪz /


Usage

What is another way to say utilize?

Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting. The verb use is a general word: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking. As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used.


Example Sentences

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If borrowers failed to make payments on loans for more than nine months, her department would utilize its powers to collect on the delinquent debt.

From The Wall Street Journal

To solve these labor shortages, countries should utilize workers from around the world, with talent abounding in developing regions like Africa and South East Asia, she says.

From The Wall Street Journal

But competition between the two companies remains fierce, and Mahaney expects Google to aggressively utilize Gemini and AI Overviews to defend its share of the ad market.

From MarketWatch

The company has 150 million highly engaged acres, or acres that utilize Deere technology for multiple production steps, and is generating about $40 of precision ag revenue per highly engaged acre.

From Barron's

Any industry analyst will tell you that artificial-intelligence integration in the workplace is imminent and it would be smart to learn how to utilize AI, so you aren’t replaced by it.

From MarketWatch