utilize
Usage
What is another way to say utilize?
Utilize implies practical or profitable use: to utilize the means at hand, a modern system of lighting. The verb use is a general word: to use a telephone; to use a saw and other tools; to use one's eyes; to use eggs in cooking. As applied to persons, use implies some selfish or sinister purpose: to use another to advance oneself. What is used often has depreciated or been diminished, sometimes completely consumed: a used automobile; All the butter has been used.
Example Sentences
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The Rams have utilized sets featuring as many as three tight ends.
From Los Angeles Times
Jorie Johnson, a financial planner at Financial Futures, said clients anticipating a bonus before the end of the year have been asking about utilizing the megabackdoor Roth.
From MarketWatch
Managing the injuries might be an easy way for Sounders coach Brian Schmetzer to utilize majority of the starting lineup that collected a 4-1 road win against Sporting Kansas City last week.
From Seattle Times
Using social media pitches, one image encouraging phony votes utilized a font similar to one used by the Clinton campaign in authentic ads, prosecutors said.
From Seattle Times
In January, the Akwesasne Mohawk Police Service said people involved in human smuggling had attempted to utilize shorelines along the St. Lawrence River in the area.
From Seattle Times
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
