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Utilise

To make use of; to use.

📖 Definitions of "Utilise"

verb

1
To make use of; to use.
2
To make useful; to find a practical use for.
3
To make best use of; to use to its fullest extent, potential, or ability.
4
To make do with; to use in manner different from that originally intended

🔄 Synonyms of "Utilise"

4 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
employverb	To retain (someone) as an employee.
applyverb	(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
usenoun	To utilize or employ.
utilizeverb	(US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise. [To make use of; to use.]

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Utilise"

Found via reverse dictionary — words that share a conceptual meaning.

Word	Definition
useverb	To utilize or employ.
applyverb	(transitive) To put to use; to use or employ for a particular purpose, or in a particular case
utilizeverb	(US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise. [To make use of; to use.]
employverb	To retain (someone) as an employee.
usingnoun	use; utilization
availverb	(transitive, often reflexive) To turn to the advantage of. [(chiefly) with of]
operateverb	(transitive or intransitive) To perform a work or labour; to exert power or strength, physical or mechanical; to act.
benefitverb	(transitive) To be or to provide a benefit to.
devoteverb	to give one's time, focus one's efforts, commit oneself, etc. entirely for, on, or to a certain matter; to consecrate.
spendverb	(ambitransitive) To pay out (money).
exploitverb	(transitive) To use (something) to someone's advantage, such as one's own benefit or a society's benefit.
usedverb	In used to.
takeverb	(transitive) To get into one's hands, possession, or control, with or without force.
mobiliseverb	(transitive) To assemble troops and their equipment in a coordinated fashion so as to be ready for war.
seizeverb	(transitive) To deliberately take hold of; to grab or capture.
deployverb	(computing) To install, test and implement a computer system or application.
graspverb	To understand.
resortverb	(intransitive) To have recourse (to), now especially from necessity or frustration.
drawverb	Senses relating to exerting force or pulling.
capitaliseverb	Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of capitalize. [(transitive) In writing or editing, to write (something: either an entire word or text, or just the initial letter(s) thereof) in capital letters, in upper case.]