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English verb: utilize | |||
| 1. | utilize (consumption) put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose | ||
| Samples | Use your head!. We only use Spanish at home. I can't use 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. | ||
| Examples | They utilize the animals | ||
| Synonyms | apply, employ, use, utilise | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody. Something ----s something. Somebody ----s something to somebody. Somebody ----s something PP. Somebody ----s somebody to INFINITIVE | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | address, assign, avail, cannibalise, cannibalize, commit, consecrate, dedicate, devote, enjoy, exercise, exert, exploit, exploit, extend, fall back, give, implement, misapply, misuse, overdrive, overuse, play, play, ply, pull out all the stops, put, put to work, recur, recycle, reprocess, resort, reuse, share, strain, take, tap, waste, work, work | ||
| Cause | apply, go for, hold | ||
| Verb group | apply, practice, use | ||
| 2. | utilize (change) convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | change, commute, convert, exchange | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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