utilize

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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

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.

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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

 

  • Hyphenation: u‧ti‧li‧ze

Verb

utilize

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