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
Larger facilities would need improved wastewater capabilities, but DHS said that “there are numerous solutions which will be implemented to utilize the existing infrastructure.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 28, 2026
In a release on Wednesday, the company said it wouldn’t “be able to utilize certain technologies and assets that were originally planned,” because of the sudden change in Honda’s plans.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 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
I had to utilize all the commentaries this time and was able to finish explaining the thought unit a moment before the three o’clock bell sounded.
From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
