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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Because of this, solar cells can only utilize about one-third of incoming sunlight.
From Science Daily • Mar. 28, 2026
“Even if they can come up with a way to utilize AI to fight fires, people are always going to want that empathy from an actual human who actually cares during a moment of crisis.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 24, 2026
Anthropic announced a new update on Monday that allows its AI agent Claude to utilize a user’s computer to complete tasks.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 24, 2026
Ziff Davis plans to utilize the sale proceeds for general corporate purposes and to fund its capital-allocation activities.
From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026
“Anyone who says that, with the means at present at our disposal and with our present knowledge we can utilize atomic energy, is talking moonshine.”
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
