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)

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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How to pronounce utilize?

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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. Tiffany Eckert:

   I utilize his scholarship for private tutoring which has gotten him to a place that I was told he’d never be.

2. Amy Patrick:

   That's going to make a big impact on our shot gunners and whether or not they can utilize the firearms that they have or potentially purchase a firearm that would be appropriate for bird hunting.

3. Chief Executive Officer Phil Martens:

   As we look at the next wave of how we might supply the auto industry, we would look at how we might utilize Logan differently.

4. Nyaka NiiLampti:

   The NFL is a microcosm of society and what we’ve seen, particularly with the pandemic, is a greater willingness to utilize mental health resources.

5. Sarah Rueven:

   As for blood sugar, what is likely to happen is that as an abnormally high level of sugar rushes into your bloodstream, your pancreas releases a larger than normal level of insulin to help store or utilize those sugars, which is that sugar ‘high’ and then ‘crash,’.

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