utilize
Valid in Scrabble
- Scrabble points
- 16
- Words With Friends
- 18
- Letters
- 7
/ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/
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/ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/ · /ˈju.tə.laɪz/ · [ˈju.ɾə.laɪz] · /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑez/ · [ˈjʉː.ɾə.lɑez]
Definition of utilize
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
verb
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US, Canada, and Oxford British English standard spelling of utilise.
“The scientists utilized advanced technology in their research.”
“We must utilize our resources more efficiently.”
“The program can be utilized for educational purposes.”
Definitions from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA.
Etymology
From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”).
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