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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their
           numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . .
           dungeons.                                --Hawthorne.
     [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 : [ 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: convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  utilize
     Αγγλικά vb.
     (γρ utilise αμερικανική, οξφορδιανός οξφορδιανή γραφή του)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  utilize
     vb.
     (lb en US Canada Oxford) (alternative spelling of en utilise).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  utilize
     vb.
     (lb en US Canada Oxford) (alternative spelling of en utilise).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  utilize
     vb.
     (lb en US Canada Oxford) (alternative spelling of en utilise).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  utilize
     vb.
     (lb en US Canada Oxford) (alternative spelling of en utilise).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  utilize
     Englanti vb.
     (vaiht-kirj en util ize)

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  utilize
     Engelska vb.
     (tagg amerikansk engelska språk=en) ''variant av'' utilise; utnyttja,
  tillvarata

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  utilize /jˈuːtɪlˌaɪz/
  benut, benuttig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Utilize /jˈuːtɪlˌaɪz/
  إستعمل