utilize

• utilise (non-Oxford British English)

From French utiliser, from Italian utilizzare, from utile (“useful”), from Latin ūtilis, from ūtī (“use”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈjuː.tɪ.laɪz/

  • Audio (Southern England):

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• (General American, Canada) IPA^(key): /ˈju.tə.laɪz/, [ˈju.ɾə.laɪz]
• (General Australian) IPA^(key): /ˈjʉː.tə.lɑez/, [ˈjʉː.ɾə.lɑez]

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.

   The scientists utilized advanced technology in their research.

   We must utilize our resources more efficiently.

   The program can be utilized for educational purposes.

• 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.

utilize

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

• Hyphenation: u‧ti‧li‧ze

utilize

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