uti·lize utilizes utilizing utilized in BRIT, also use utilise If you utilize something, you use it. Sound engineers utilize a range of techniques to enhance the quality of the recordings Minerals can be absorbed and utilized by the body in a variety of different forms. = use + utilization uti·li·za·tion the utilisation of human resources. to use something for a particular purpose (utiliser, from utile )
put into service; make work or employ (something) for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose; "use your head!"; "we only use Spanish at home"; "I can't make use of 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"
To make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to utilize one's opportunities