is a broader term that covers: commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, give | play | play | pull out all the stops | assign, put | ply | address | waste | misapply, misuse | avail | overdrive, overuse | cannibalise, cannibalize | recycle, reprocess, reuse | exploit, work | exploit, tap | extend, strain | exercise, exert | enjoy | take | share | put to work, work | implement | fall back, recur, resort ... show more.

cause: apply, go for, hold.

verb group: apply, practice, use.

derivation: employment, exercise, usage, use, utilisation, utilization | application, practical application | usefulness, utility | user | utiliser, utilizer | available, usable, useable | applicative, applicatory | functional, operable, operational, usable, useable | usable, useable | utilizable.