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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This survey, Schaus and Finkelstein argue, is faster, more comprehensive and more accurate, utilizing daily rather than monthly inputs, a wider range of reference points and a more realistic assessment of housing expense.
From MarketWatch
A Jan. 9 AI strategy memo from Hegseth emphasizes that the Pentagon needs to be able to “utilize models free from usage policy constraints that may limit lawful military applications.”
One is replacing the fuel nozzles to utilize natural gas instead of jet fuel.
Indigenous people and Spanish settlers utilized the viscous goo for medicinal purposes and waterproofing boats.
From Los Angeles Times
Prior to “Lady and the Tramp,” spaghetti appeared in entertainment as plain, white pasta and was utilized as a comedic prop.
From Salon
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
