Category:Utilize

U"til*ize, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Utilized; p. pr. & vb. n. Utilizing.] Etym: [cf. F. utiliser.]

Defn: 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. In former ages, the mile-long corridors, with their numerous alcoves, Might have been utilized as. . . dungeons. Hawthorne.