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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“The department will continue to ensure the safety and security of all models utilized regardless of classification level,” a Pentagon official said.
The lounge utilizes hi-fi sound equipment including Master Sounds Clarity-M speakers to ensure that the records sound as crisp as possible.
From Los Angeles Times
An 11th-hour review by the city’s Department of Buildings, a department spokesman said, showed the club “was no longer utilizing temporary stage equipment but instead had constructed a whole permanent building.”
The artist credits Messineo with approaching him last summer to utilize what he calls his “urgent warning signs” as the face of the fair.
From Los Angeles Times
“Risks remain that consolidating advice networks could utilize cheaper wholesale or white-label solutions,” they warn.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
