Definitions for Utilize
ˈyut lˌaɪzuti·lize

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. use, utilize, utilise, apply, employverb

   put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose

   "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't use this tool"; "Apply a magnetic field here"; "This thinking was applied to many projects"; "How do you utilize this tool?"; "I apply this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to store the food"; "He doesn't know how to use a computer"

2. utilizeverb

   convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. utilize

   To utilize means to make use of something effectively or for a particular purpose. It involves taking advantage of resources or skills available in a practical or beneficial way.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. Utilizeverb

   to make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities

Editors ContributionRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. utilize

   To use for a specific purpose.

   They did utilize their wedding budget only for their wedding and took great joy in putting the funds into the account for it.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on February 19, 2020  

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Utilize in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Utilize in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of Utilize in a Sentence

1. The DHS official:

   As those technologies become available and can be incorporated as appropriate, it gives the agency the flexibility to utilize them. And then it also would give the agency the authority down the road, as new technologies become available and are reliable, secure, etc., to pivot to using those, as well.

2. The Swiss bank:

   Going forward, Credit Suisse will utilize the combined business platform to distribute mutual funds and ETFs (exchange traded funds).

3. Ben Carson:

   There are caves that they utilize. Those caves can be eliminated. There are a number of possibilities -- that could be one of them.

4. Rebecca Katz:

   Quarantine is a word that people respond to very strongly, but it's actually one of the strongest tools in the public health tool kit, but because it curtails civil liberties, most public health officials are very wary to utilize it.

5. Norfolk Southern spokesman Connor Spielmaker:

   How we're going to utilize them is still being planned out.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
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3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Utilize