utilize

English

Alternative forms

• utilise (non-Oxford British English)

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈju.tə.laɪz/, [ˈju.ɾə.laɪz]
• (Australia) IPA^(key): /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑez/, [ˈjʉː.ɾə.lɑez]

Verb

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

1. 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.

Derived terms

• disutilize
• misutilize
• overutilize
• reutilize
• underutilize
• 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.

Galician

Verb

utilize

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

Portuguese

Pronunciation

• (Brazil) IPA^(key): /u.t͡ʃiˈli.zi/

• (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