utilize

English

Alternative forms

• utilise (chiefly British)

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈjuːtɨlaɪz/

Verb

utilize (third-person singular simple present utilizes, present participle utilizing, simple past and past participle utilized)

1. (American) Alternative spelling of utilise.

Usage notes

• Many style guides have advised against utilize and utilise, arguing that the simpler verb use is always preferable (and analogously, that the noun use is preferable to utilization and utilisation).
• Some have argued that use and utilize, when used in American English, are not quite synonymous, the latter having the additional implication of use outside a thing's intended purpose. By this argument, one can utilize a butter-knife to remove a flat-head screw, but a screwdriver can only be used for such. "Use" may also be more general whereas "utilize" may apply to profitable or practical use.

Synonyms

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• employ
• exploit
• use

Derived terms

• utilization
• utilizable
• utilizer

Translations

utilise — see utilise

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Portuguese

Verb

utilize

1. First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of verb utilizar.
2. Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você^?) present subjunctive of verb utilizar.
3. Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of verb utilizar.
4. Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of verb utilizar.