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- [yoot-l-ahyz]
- /ˈyut lˌaɪz/
- /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [yoot-l-ahyz]
- /ˈyut lˌaɪz/
Definitions of utilize word
- verb with object utilize to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill. 1
- transitive verb utilize put to practical use 1
- transitive verb utilize make or find use for 1
- verb utilize If you utilize something, you use it. 0
- verb utilize to make practical or worthwhile use of 0
- verb transitive utilize to put to use; make practical or profitable use of 0
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Origin of utilize
First appearance:
before 1800 One of the 42% newest English words
1800-10; < French utiliser, equivalent to utile useful (see utile) + -iser -ize
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Utilize
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
utilize popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 77% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
utilize usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for utilize
verb utilize
- adopt — If you adopt a new attitude, plan, or way of behaving, you begin to have it.
- apply — If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- avail oneself of — to make use of to one's advantage
- be-have — to act in a particular way; conduct or comport oneself or itself: The ship behaves well.
- bogart — to monopolize or keep (something, esp a marijuana cigarette) to oneself selfishly
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