utilize

English

Alternative forms

• utilise (non-Oxford British spelling)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈjuːtɪlaɪz/

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Verb

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

1. (US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise.

Derived terms

• utilizable
• utilization
• utilizer

 

Translations

utilise — see utilise

Further reading

• Sir Ernest Gowers: The Complete Plain Words. Oxford, Oxford University Press, 1965.
• Eric Partridge: Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English. England, Penguin Books, 1973.
• John E. Kahn (ed): The Right Word at the Right Time. London, Readers Digest, 1985.
• Pam Peters: The Cambridge Australian English Style Guide. Cambridge, Cambridge University Press, 1995.

Portuguese

Pronunciation

 

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.t͡ʃiˈli.zi/

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.t͡ʃiˈli.zi/
  • (Southern Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.t͡ʃiˈli.ze/

• (Portugal) IPA^(key): /u.tiˈli.zɨ/

• Hyphenation: u‧ti‧li‧ze

Verb

utilize

1. inflection of utilizar:
   1. first/third-person singular present subjunctive
   2. third-person singular imperative