English Explanatory Dictionary

utilize

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilise.

Pronunciation

/ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-utilize.wav /ˈju.tə.laɪz/ [ˈju.ɾə.laɪz] /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑez/ [ˈjʉː.ɾə.lɑez]

Word forms

utilize utilizes utilizing utilized utilise

Etymology

From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”).

Derived words

utilizable utilization utilizer
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