utilize
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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Poaching the work of pop music artists appears to be the only way the DHS can utilize music that actually appeals to people younger than 50.
From Los Angeles Times
That technology cannot be utilized at the airport’s northern facing runway, “due to terrain, obstacles such as buildings and radio towers, and air traffic traveling to and from other airports,” the FAA said.
From Los Angeles Times
“You’re going to have to actually have a portfolio of work that you’ve produced utilizing AI,” says Scott Pulsipher, president of Western Governors University, which offers AI certificate courses that include capstone projects.
Similar tactics have been utilized by schools in other cities hit by immigration raids across the country.
From Los Angeles Times
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 Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
