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utilize
verb
1 utilize
Put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose:
— How do you utilize this tool?.
synonyms: apply, employ, use, utilise.
Roget 677:
use,
make use of,
employ,
put to use;
put in action,
put in operation,
put in practice;
set in motion,
set to work.
ply,
work,
wield,
handle,
manipulate;
play,
play off;
exert,
exercise,
practice,
avail oneself of,
profit by,
resort to,
have recourse to,
recur to,
take betake oneself to;
take up with,
take advantage of;
lay one's hands on,
try.
render useful
etc.
644;
mold;
turn to account,
turn to use;
convert to use,
utilize;
work up;
call into play,
bring into play;
put into requisition;
call forth,
draw forth;
press into service,
enlist into the service;
bring to bear upon,
devote,
dedicate,
consecrate,
apply,
adhibit†,
dispose of;
make a handle of,
make a cat's-paw of.
fall back upon,
make a shift with;
make the most of,
make the best of.
use up,
swallow up;
consume,
absorb,
expend;
tax,
task,
wear,
put to task.
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Dutch: utiliseren, hanteren, benutten, aanwenden, bezigen, gebruiken, nemen, pakken, toepassen, verwerken
2 utilize
Convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust).
Moby thesaurus: apply, bestow, do with, employ, exercise, exert, exploit, handle, make use of, manage, manipulate, operate, play, ply, practice, process, procure materials, promote, stock, stock up, store, use, wield, work ... show more.
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