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Date: 1800-1900
Language: French
Origin: utiliser, from utile 'useful'

utilize

 verb
     
u‧til‧ize also utilise British English [transitive]
formal to use something for a particular purpose:
We must consider how best to utilize what resources we have.
—utilizable adjective
—utilization noun [uncountable]
Definition from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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