utilise meaning

Definition of utilise

1. put into service; make work or employ for a particular purpose or for its inherent or natural purpose
   • use your head!
   • we only use Spanish at home
   • I can't use this tool
   • Apply a magnetic field here
   • This thinking was applied to many projects
   • How do you utilize this tool?
   • I apply this rule to get good results
   • use the plastic bags to store the food
   • He doesn't know how to use a computer

   Synonyms: use, utilize, apply, employ

   Kinds: give, play, pull out all the stops, put, ply, address, waste, misapply, avail, overuse, cannibalize, recycle

   Related forms: utilisation, utility

utilise in a sentence

• It fortifies itself by utilising the available terrain.

How to pronounce utilise

utilise is pronounced /ˈjuːtɪlaɪz/ in British English and /ˈjutəlaɪz/ in American English. It has 3 syllables, with the stress on the first syllable.