[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

utilize \u"tilize\, v. t. imp.  p. p. utilized; p. pr. 
   vb. n. utilizing. cf. f. utiliser.
   to make useful; to turn to profitable account or use; to make
   use of; as, to utilize the whole power of a machine; to
   utilize one's opportunities.
   1913 webster

         in former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their
         numerous alcoves, might have been utilized as . . .
         dungeons.                                --hawthorne.
   1913 webster
see also:
utilized utilizing 

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

utilize
     v 1: put into service; make work or employ something for a
          particular purpose or for its inherent or natural
          purpose; "use your head"; "we only use spanish at
          home"; "i can't make use of this tool"; "apply a
          magnetic field here"; "this thinking was applied to many
          projects"; "how do you utilize this tool?"; "i apply
          this rule to get good results"; "use the plastic bags to
          store the food"; "he doesn't know how to use a computer"
          syn: use, utilise, apply, employ
     2: convert from an investment trust to a unit trust
see also:
use utilise apply employ 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

24 moby thesaurus words for "utilize":
   apply, bestow, do with, employ, exercise, exert, exploit, handle,
   make use of, manage, manipulate, operate, play, ply, practice,
   process, procure materials, promote, stock, stock up, store, use,
   wield, work

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