UTILIZE


Meaning of UTILIZE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈyü-tə-ˌlīz ]

transitive verb

( -lized ; -liz·ing )

Etymology: French utiliser, from utile

Date: 1807

: to make use of : turn to practical use or account

I'm a great person for utilizing waste power — Robert Frost

Synonyms: see use

• uti·liz·able -ˌlī-zə-bəl adjective

• uti·li·za·tion ˌyü-tə-lə-ˈzā-shən noun

• uti·liz·er ˈyü-tə-ˌlī-zər noun

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.