utilize
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
- IPA(key): /ˈjuːtɨlaɪz/
Verb
utilize (third-person singular simple present utilizes, present participle utilizing, simple past and past participle utilized)
- (US, Canada, Oxford British English) Alternative spelling of utilise
Usage notes
- See usage notes at utilise.
Derived terms
- utilization
- utilizable
- utilizer
Translations
utilise — see utilise
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.
Portuguese
Verb
utilize
- First-person singular (eu) present subjunctive of utilizar
- Third-person singular (ele, ela, also used with tu and você?) present subjunctive of utilizar
- Third-person singular (você) affirmative imperative of utilizar
- Third-person singular (você) negative imperative of utilizar