Dictionary

utilise en · VERB

Pronunciation

• /ˈjuːtɪlaɪz/
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Etymology

From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”). Attested c. 1810.

Meanings

1. (UK, transitive) To make use of; to use.
   • The bodywork employs, where possible, the same constructional methods as for the standard B.R. coaching stock, in order to utilise existing jigs and press tools. 1959 March, “The 2,500 h.p. electric locomotives for the Kent Coast electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 125:
2. (UK, transitive) To make useful; to find a practical use for.
3. (UK, transitive) To make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability.
   • Since then we have had the opportunity to travel in them and were much impressed by the internal styling and comfort of the seating (with the minor exception of the single seats which have been tucked in longitudinally alongside some of the entrance vestibules and which are so cramped that only the slimmest of female figures could be comfortable in them; the space they occupy would have been better utilised to increase standing room). 1960 December, “The Glasgow Suburban Electrification is opened”, in Trains Illustrated, page 715:
4. (UK, transitive) To make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended.

Forms

Deriveds

utilisation · utiliser · reutilisen · utilisable · overutilise · unutilised

Synonyms

employ · exploit · use

Translations (56)

mi whakapeto (to make use of; to use) · la ūtilizō (to make useful, to find a practical use for) · fi hyödyntää (to make use of; to use) · be ўжыць (to make use of; to use) · be ўжыва́ць (to make use of; to use) · az istifadə etmək (to make use of; to use) · bg служа си с (to make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended) · be ужы́ць (to make use of; to use) · nl gebruiken (to make use of; to use) · de einsetzen (to make use of; to use) · fi käyttää (to make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended) · fo fáa nýtslu úr (to make use of; to use) · tr istifade etmek (to make use of; to use) · fo brúka (to make use of; to use) · la utor (to make use of; to use) · ru испо́льзовать (to make use of; to use) · nl toepassen (to make use of; to use) · fi hyödyntää (to make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability) · gd dèan feum de (to make use of; to use) · fr détourner (to make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended) · es utilizar (to make useful, to find a practical use for) · de nutzen (to make use of; to use) · bg оползотворявам (to make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability) · sa भुनक्ति (to make use of; to use) · be ужыва́ць (to make use of; to use) · fo nýta (to make use of; to use) · la ūtilizō (to make use of; to use) · mi whakapau (to make use of; to use) · ang nēotan (to make use of; to use) · fr se servir de (to make useful, to find a practical use for) · be скарыста́ць (to make use of; to use) · fi käyttää (to make use of; to use) · bg употребявам (to make use of; to use) · fr exploiter (to make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability) · bg оползотворявам (to make useful, to find a practical use for) · tr yararlanmak (to make use of; to use) · be вы́карыстаць (to make use of; to use) · fr utiliser (to make use of; to use) · be скарысто́ўваць (to make use of; to use) · nl zich bedienen van (to make use of; to use) · txb yaukk- (to make use of; to use) · be выкарысто́ўваць (to make use of; to use) · vi tận dụng (to make use of; to use) · fi hyödyntää (to make useful, to find a practical use for) · id memanfaatkan (to make use of; to use) · mi whakamahi (to make use of; to use) · de verwenden (to make use of; to use) · fr faire usage (to make use of; to use) · ar اِسْتَعْمَلَ (to make use of; to use) · az işlətmək (to make use of; to use) · pt utilizar (to make use of; to use) · uk використо́вувати (to make use of; to use) · es utilizar (to make use of; to use) · tr faydalanmak (to make use of; to use) · el αξιοποιώ (to make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability) · bg използвам (to make use of; to use)