Utilize (Verb)

Meaning ¹

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".

Classification

Verbs of eating and drinking.

Synonyms

• Use
• Employ
• Apply
• Utilise

Hyponyms

• Strain
• Avail
• Consecrate
• Devote
• Recycle
• Reuse
• Share
• Put
• Ply
• Exploit
• Commit
• Give
• Waste
• Play
• Fall Back
• Exert
• Work
• Implement
• Address
• Enjoy
• Recur
• Cannibalize
• Take
• Pull Out All The Stops
• Misapply
• Overuse

Related Words

• Utilizer (noun)
• Utilization (noun)
• Utilizable (adjective)
• Utility (noun)

Meaning ²

Convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust).

Classification

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

Hypernyms

• Exchange
• Commute
• Convert