utilize

utilize is a 7-letter English word with 3 senses as transitive verb and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: 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. Face value is 16 in Scrabble and 18 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

7 letters · Scrabble 16 · Words With Friends 18 · 3 senses

Definitions

1. transitive verb. 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.
2. verb. convert (from an investment trust to a unit trust)
3. verb. 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"

   Synonyms: apply, employ, use, utilise

Synonyms

apply, employ, use, utilise

Anagrams

Other playable words that use exactly the letters in utilize:

tuilzie

Common word forms

utilized, utilizer, utilizes, utilizing

Words from these letters

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