utilize

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

verb put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
verb convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)

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

(This thing of utilizing crime savors of civilization.) — The Innocents Abroad, Mark Twain
Her motor dust-coat was utilized as a wrap. — Cynthia's Chauffeur, Louis Tracy
Let us utilize the fowls of the air. — The Sun Also Rises, Ernest Hemingway

use, utilise, apply, employ

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