Hypertext Webster Gateway: "utilize"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Utilize \U"til*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Utilized}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Utilizing}.] [Cf. F. utiliser.]
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.
In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their
numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . .
dungeons. --Hawthorne.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
utilize
v 1: put into service; make work or employ (something) for a
particular purpose or for its inherent or natural
purpose: "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at
home"; "I can't make use of 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"
[syn: {use}, {utilise}, {apply}, {employ}]
2: make use of; "implement a procedure" [syn: {implement}, {apply},
{utilise}]
3: convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
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